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<br /> <br />DATS R1:CEIVEO <br />- CP/'2/ /0 To .. 5)J3 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Jer~my Barnhart, Planning Manager ~ <br />Rebecca HaUg, Environmental Administrator 12- <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />August 21, 2006 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Oak Wilt at the proposed Cranberry Ridge Plat <br /> <br />Oak: wilt is an aggressive disease that affects many species of oak: trees) and is tbreateningtb.e <br />urban androral forests ofMinnesorn... Due to the significant acreage of oak trees in this :.~,.,.~" <br />proposed developed, the developer should be required to do the following as a condition of <br />plat approval: <br />)> NO pruning of oak: trees between April 1 and July 1; if accidentally wounded, non- <br />toxic paint or dressing to wounds shall be applied <br />}> The developer must hire a qualified tree inspector to determine the ptesence of any <br />oak: wilt and/or develop an oak wilt controIl prevention plan. <br />o If oak: wilt is identified, remedies to control it must be provided to the city <br />for approval as well as the oak: wilt control plan. <br />o All remedies to control oak wilt must be conducted in a timely manner. <br />)> Developer must infonn buyers of any active oak wilt known to exist on the property <br />and any oak wilt suppression work known to have occurred on the plat as a <br />condition of plat approval <br />)> The above conditions should be required for all plat approvals. <br /> <br />It costs money to control oak: wil~ but doing nothing can be much more expensive. Costs <br />of ignoring oak: wilt include increased heating and cooling costs for homes) cost of additional <br />dead tree removal and decline in property value and quality of life. <br />