I R D PAGE Kitchener Waterloo Record October 8, 1974

TUESDAY, OCTOBERS, 1974

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_..C:n1y a few frees are left fo adorn the New Apostolic ChJrch property at Margaret Avenue and Adam Street.

:44 trees axed; ',city angered

Official, of tll<> New Apostol- guaranteed by a site plan reg- ha,'" to explain why, he said..
should be improved.
ic qh",ch will be asked to ap- istered on title. He explained that the city Ald•.Morley Rosenherg said
pear before Kitchener's plan. . Parks director Tom Clancy evaluates its trees using an In- he was upset by Ibe incident,
Jling committee to explain told .th<> committee the city- ternational formula based on particularly since it was a
why they violated an agree· owned trees were cut down trunk diameter, type and the chnrch which hod received ex-
ment with the city by chop- even though Kitchener had re- property ou which they are emptions on parking requIre-
ping down about 75 per cent of fused permissiorr to destroy located, among other factors. ments from the city only to
the mature trees on its new them. .Planning commissioner Sam flout the agreement.
site at ~1argaret and Adam Architect A. C. Rieder told Klapman thought there was a Rev. Ken Storer of lhe New
Avenues. the committee that nobody big difference betweeo cutting Apostolic Church said today
Committee member Jack would take responsibility for trees to permit construction that the trees were cut down
Weber commented that it was the destruction of the trees and indiscriminate removal. because lhey were "hall
"the first time we've had such and that the "whole thing just And Ald. Richard Forler dead."
a total disregard for an essen- gol oot of hand." He also did said that "if people agree to "Most of the trees were old,
tial part or Ill<> development not understand why they were keep trees, then go ahead and dead-looking, awful-looking
agreement.,. removed. cut them down, why holller things. We have repJace<t
Of 44 trees cut down, two Mr. Clancy noted that some with the cost 01' an agree- them with new ones so it will
were on city property and new trees were planted re- ment?ll look like a park."
were valued at more than $12,- cently but be was not satisfied Someone in the church had The $1.75 million church was
000. The survival of about 60 with their size or location and authorized the cutting 01' the built by Kariey and Kroet.sch
trees was supposed to be t b aug h t tll<> landscaping trees and that person should Construction Ltd.