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Ordinary Council Meeting Minutes 15 December 2009
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∗ Ms. Hilda Potschick of 17 Ravensden Street, Thornlie asked the following
questions:
Q 1 Can the Council provide me with the street names and proposed dates
where Council intends to remove more trees?
Q 2 Can Council provide me with copies and the compilers names of all
surveys made/being made by tree specialists commissioned by Council
to recommend all tree removals in the City?
Response: The Mayor advised that the City was not removing all of the
trees, only specifying which ones the City has been advised to take
down. The Mayor further advised that all of Ms.Potshick questions
would be taken on notice and responded to in writing.
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Thornlie man Richard Pennicuik, who has been living in a gum tree outside his home as part of a one-man protest to stop the council from cutting it down, said he planned to spend Christmas in the tree.
"It is not something I want to do, but I will if I have to," a defiant Mr Pennicuik said yesterday.
Mr Pennicuik, 57, who was preparing to spend his eighth night in the tree, turned down another offer by the City of Gosnells for a private meeting to end the feud yesterday."I don't want a private meeting with them," he said. "This is not the Dark Ages, if they want to talk they can come right here and we can have a chat. I am not going to be bought."
Mr Pennicuik took up residency in the tree last Monday in a last-ditch effort to save the tree.Bill Beckenham, who lives in the area, said he was concerned for people's safety if the tree was not cut down.
"If a car passed by and a tree fell on it, people could be seriously injured," he said. "I don't support what he is doing."Therese Keeley, 21, and her sisters Laura and Elise travelled from Mt Claremont to deliver a plate of cupcakes to show their support.
Mr Pennicuik said he would only come down the tree if the council gave him a commitment in writing that it would be saved.