Woods butchers on the attack again

Remember the magnificent eucalyptus sentinel across the street from the Senior Center? The county said it was “unsafe,” not healthy, and “leaning.” So, it had to come down and a contract was issued to take it down and dismember the huge trunk and its limbs. This required two truck-mounted gantries and two crews to accomplish the overall task.

Last week it was déjà vu all over again. The City of Coronado contracted with a tree removal company to take down two century-old eucalyptus trees on the diagnosis that they were unstable and unhealthy. But hold on there, a couple of tree sitters objected to the removal, climbed into the trees and stopped the woods butchery. One was a Navy Seal. This was another exaggerated diagnosis that nearly brought down two more eucalyptus trees treasured by Coronado.

Is this a jobs program? Who initiates the diagnosis that calls for removal and who can enforce a removal order? Who benefits? The odor I smell is not that of fresh sawn wood.

John Watson