No more free trees

Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 6, Issue 265, 29 November 1988, Page 1

No more free trees

There are to be no more free trees given to new Ohakune dwellings from the District Council.

At the last Works and Reserves Committee meeting a recommendation to rescind the motion covering the donation

of trees was made. This reccomendation was accepted by the full counil The motion was "that for every full

200 square metres of land upon which a new dwelling has been erected and is intended to be occupied by that owner, one tree shall be given. The maximum number of trees for any plot shall be Turn page 2

No more free trees

From page 1 five." The scheme just applied to Ohakune and the difctrict manager had asked the committee if the scheme should continue and if so, should it be extended to cover the district. In the debate on the matter Mayor Workman said he thought it was an excellent idea for urban areas, but Cr

Thompson said o n past experience h e didn't believe it was warranted. He said the Ohakune Borough Council found that the trees weren't claimed, staff often dropped the trees at new sites, then had to return to plant them. He said the trees were often then dug up and taken away. Cr Thompson said he would prefer to see the

money spent on reserves. He moved that the scheme be discontinued, which was carried.