Felling of trees in Salthill Park

stampydmonkey

Discodog wrote: »

The contractor will take the can as it was up to him to ensure that the customer owned the trees/land. I doubt if it's anyone local or reputable as they would of checked.

The private individual who engaged the contractor and the contractor should be made replace the trees like for like....I sincerely doubt this will happen tho knowing the state of the council

Discodog

Plus the Council shouldn't allow Leylandii trees to grow like that. Maybe the homeowner had a decent view, light etc & the trees were just allowed to grow way too tall. I can see both sides in this.

ronnie3585

They're not Leylandii.

gordongekko

ronnie3585 wrote: »

They're not Leylandii.

They are firewood now

Discodog

ronnie3585 wrote: »

They're not Leylandii.

In that case they were there before the houses.

ronnie3585

Discodog wrote: »

In that case they were there before the houses.

Yeah, they were there around 60 years.

Discodog

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Yeah, they were there around 60 years.

So no excuses. But they will only get a fine - if that.

thesandeman

Discodog wrote: »

So no excuses. But they will only get a fine - if that.

They should be strung up from a branch........







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Stevolende

Couldn't they just import some poison ivy or something and plant it there. Rather than cutting trees down.
Not sure fi there would be a more local/indigenous alternative.

Also not sure how badly that stuff spreads, but might just help prevent anybody else from enjoying the park.

dubhthach

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

There was a story last week about anti-social behavior around there, and word was that the Gardai were more or less uninterested in the issue, so maybe one resident decided to take matters into their own hands to move it away from their back door.

"Anti-social behaviour" has been going on there for over 30+ years, Gardaí never done anything about it tbh

inisboffin

Stevolende wrote: »

Couldn't they just import some poison ivy or something and plant it there. Rather than cutting trees down.
Not sure fi there would be a more local/indigenous alternative.

Also not sure how badly that stuff spreads, but might just help prevent anybody else from enjoying the park.

Theory good. Practice: Nooooooooo!:eek: Poison Ivy in Ireland? Actually introducing any more non native species in Ireland is a disaster. Places are already overrun with 'ornamental' species that ran amok.

JohnCleary

dubhthach wrote: »

"Anti-social behaviour" has been going on there for over 30+ years, Gardaí never done anything about it tbh

If it curbs the anti-social behavior up there, good riddance to the trees. When I used to walk through there as a short-cut in the mornings, place used to be full of rubbish (cans / bottles). During the evenings, you could hear people drinking up there from quite a distance, must have been a nightmare for local residents.

thesandeman

JohnCleary wrote: »

During the evenings, you could hear people drinking up there from quite a distance, must have been a nightmare for local residents.

In fairness, the Garda station is across the road. They can easily do a walk through while they are having a smoke break or whatever (although people would probably complain about that as well).

what_traffic

Any Landscape Architects or designers out there?
What would the ideal replacement tress be here and rough guide on the cost? (Presuming replacement tress will be of a couple of years old when planted.)

McTigs

what_traffic wrote: »

Any Landscape Architects or designers out there?
What would the ideal replacement tress be here and rough guide on the cost? (Presuming replacement tress will be of a couple of years old when planted.)

Nothing could replace the monkey tree

JohnCleary

thesandeman wrote: »

In fairness, the Garda station is across the road. They can easily do a walk through while they are having a smoke break or whatever (although people would probably complain about that as well).

And this is what used to p1ss me off. Right under the nose of the Garda station, yet constant anti-social behaviour. I have no issues with people drinking a few cans, but to leave rubbish / cause a nuisance is not on. Residents have a right to live in peace

(Before anyone attempts a smart-arse reply, I don't live in that area)

Discodog

A simple garden hose would of done the trick