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Home My WebLink AboutLeitch, Timothy & Nicole Michael J.Domino,President �QF SOUjTown Hall Annex John M.Bredemeyer III,Vice-President �Q� Old 54375 Route 25 P.O.Box 1179 South Glenn Goldsmith old,New York 11971 A.Nicholas Krupski G Q Telephone(631) 765-1892 Greg Williams �� Fax(631) 765-6641 COUNI`I,� BOARD OF TOWN TRUSTEES TOWN OF SOUTHOLD September 3, 2019 Timothy & Nicole Leitch 1950 Clearview Avenue Southold, NY 11971 RE: 1950 CLEARVIEW AVENUE, SOUTHOLD SCTM#: 1000-70-10-27 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Leitch: In response to your letter received on August 30, 2019, the Board of Trustees reviewed your request to cut down the Honey Locust tree at the rear of the house located on the above mentioned property, which tree was seen by Trustee Michael J. Domino on September 3, 2019. The Board of Trustees determined that this tree may be removed at this time. No permit will be required in order to remove this tree. Any other activity within 100' of the wetland boundary requires a permit from this office. This is not a determination from any other agency. If you have any questions, please call our office at (631) 765-1892. Sincerely, Michael J. Domino President, Board of Trustees MJD/dd 30 August 2019 To Whom it May Concern, Southold Town Trustees I am about to start a large construction project on my home at 1950 Clearview Ave. in Southold. I currently have a large Honey Locust tree at the rear of the house. I was working with a consulting arborist to preserve said tree through the entire project. His name is Matthew Daly. His original thoughts were that the tree may suffer damage through the construction project but that it was a tree worth trying to save. Unfortunately, recently the tree suffered the loss of a major limb and began listing to one side. It is now his opinion that the tree would not likely survive the construction and may pose a risk to people and property. I am seeking permission to remove the said Honey Locust before the commence of my construction project. Please find attached An opinion letter from my consulting arborist 2 photos showing the tree before and after damage 1 photo showing listing and damage to existing deck Thank you for your consideration. You have my permission to visit my property to examine the tree. Timothy and Nicole Leitch 1950 Clearview Ave Southold E CU �Vg E 917 589 3314 917 887 AUG 3 0 2019 63 5 868 5outhoid Town ` Bca�d of Tn;staes othy Lei i Michael J. Domino, Presi' *0f SU(/��,of Town Hall Annex John M.Bredemeyer III,Vice-President �� lQ 54375 Route 25 P.O. Box 11 Glenn Goldsmith ( Jx[ Southold, New York 11971 A.Nicholas Krupski G � O Telephone(631) 765-1892 Greg WilliamsyCOU O Fax(631) 765-6641 lM`l,�c� BOARD OF TOWN TRUSTEES TOWN OF SOUTHOLD DATE OF INSPECTION: Ch. 275 Ch. 111 INSPECTION SCHEDULE --- --- ----- - - - - - -- - - 1St day of construction Y2 constructed Project complete, compliance inspection. INSPECTED BY: COMMENTS: CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE: asaaI RCA MMD Consulting 44 Bayberry Rd. Registered Consulting Arborist® Wading River,NY 11792 (631)220-3396 mmdsun@optonline.net August 22,2019 Mr. Tim Leitch 1950 Clearview Ave. Southold,NY 11971 Re: Honey locust Dear Mr. Leitch: Thank you for the opportunity to assist you with the preservation of your honey locust(Gleditsia triancanthos)tree. During my March 23, 2019 site visit, I conducted a preliminary assessment of this tree and judged it to be a suitable candidate for preservation during your planned construction project. During that visit we agreed that, during the coming months, as your project moved from the planning phase into pre-construction, you would keep me apprised of progress so that I could inspect the tree further, and help form a preservation plan. On August 13, 2019, you notified me the brick walkway and deck were to be removed by hand the following week. I was planning to come inspect the root zone of your tree, but before we got that far, I received the unfortunate news that the tree had sustained serious damage. A major lower limb failed and the tree developed a list, lifting boards in your deck. We expected that the tree would sustain construction-related damage, impacting the root system during excavation and construction. We also expected that a degree of pruning would be necessary to accommodate the new house. Our plan was to monitor the tree closely throughout this process and take measures to minimize these impacts and prepare the tree to withstand them. I credit you for all the effort you made to seek professional help to preserve a tree which you truly value; however I can no longer consider this tree a suitable candidate for preservation. The anticipated impact of planned construction combined with the recent damage will present an unacceptable level of risk to people and property. E V E AVG 3 ® 2019 Southold own Pear of Truupps Too often, arborists are asked to remove quality trees we would rather not. I was looking forward to helping you preserve this special tree, but I'm afraid the recent change in circumstances is cause for me to recommend that the tree be removed. I wish you success with your project and encourage you to replant when the project is complete. If you would like help choosing a suitable specimen,please do contact me. I'd be happy to assist you with any questions you may have. 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