These particular trees are located at the Sundown North condominium complex.
After my blog posts and subsequent media and social media coverage of the initial plan to clear as many as 70 palm trees from Perdido Key---FP&L sharpened their pencils, re-looked at the initial list, then cut it down to 27 trees that needed to go. Management of this particular condominium HOA group, Sundown, then expressed an emphatic desire to relocate these 8 trees to different areas on their property, away from the lines.
Upon hearing this, I spoke with FP&L and they moved quickly to get this particual HOA's trees marked.
Late yesterday, however, this HOA expressed some concerns about the costs of relocation of these trees--which came as somewhat of a surprise.
"[a consulted tree vendor] said that it would not be cost effective to relocate them" was what I heard back.
If they don't want to move the trees, I will have county personnel develop a plan to retrieve them and replant them at county property where appropriate.
One way or another, my aim is to save and relocte the trees.
If the HOA's want them--they'll get first crack.
If they don't want them, I'll request the county move them.
If the county can't--then the remaining trees will no doubt be cut down.
I'm hoping it doesn't come to that.
Thank you for developing a plan on the fly to save these trees, Commissioner Bergosh. Not that you should have had to.
ReplyDeleteIt cannot be said enough that it is the height of absurdity that FPL is cutting down trees for above ground wires on a barrier island where they should be buried. If this County doesn't start pushing for that hard, we will stay right at the bottom of the heap where FPL has already made clear in public remarks they consider us. When pressured, the answer at the City Council basically came down to "get in line." If that's what we're going to content ourselves with, that's exactly what we're going to get.