Comments on: Escambia County Seeks Public Input On Tree Protection Standards http://www.northescambia.com/2019/05/escambia-county-seeks-public-input-on-tree-protection-standards Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:50:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Susie http://www.northescambia.com/2019/05/escambia-county-seeks-public-input-on-tree-protection-standards/comment-page-1#comment-519568 Susie Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:33:19 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=364700#comment-519568 Few years ago, I wanted buy a house but it had a huge Oak tree few feet from the back door and I had to cancel the same. Yes, trees are nice but hurricane prone Florida? If is too close to do the damage to any house around it, it should be allow to cut it done. It is safety issue - this is why all those homeowner insurance companies left! Trees are nice if you have money to maintain nice, off other people's properties. If not, it is public nuisance. It's jungle out there! Few years ago, I wanted buy a house but it had a huge Oak tree few feet from the back door and I had to cancel the same. Yes, trees are nice but hurricane prone Florida? If is too close to do the damage to any house around it, it should be allow to cut it done. It is safety issue – this is why all those homeowner insurance companies left! Trees are nice if you have money to maintain nice, off other people’s properties. If not, it is public nuisance. It’s jungle out there!

]]> By: J http://www.northescambia.com/2019/05/escambia-county-seeks-public-input-on-tree-protection-standards/comment-page-1#comment-390160 J Fri, 31 May 2019 01:35:36 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=364700#comment-390160 @ mr reality my deed says otherwise ;-) @ mr reality my deed says otherwise ;-)

]]> By: john smith http://www.northescambia.com/2019/05/escambia-county-seeks-public-input-on-tree-protection-standards/comment-page-1#comment-390143 john smith Thu, 30 May 2019 18:06:49 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=364700#comment-390143 Trees belong to the earth. People are just renting the land till they are all dead. Trees belong to the earth. People are just renting the land till they are all dead.

]]> By: ekg http://www.northescambia.com/2019/05/escambia-county-seeks-public-input-on-tree-protection-standards/comment-page-1#comment-390134 ekg Thu, 30 May 2019 13:59:46 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=364700#comment-390134 If any tree is within 15 to 20 ft to the power lines, or to public roads, there should be cutting allowed by the road dept.....I have a lot of them on my 5 acres down the road and cannot afford the cutting down of them....and they are a menace to the power lines. If any tree is within 15 to 20 ft to the power lines, or to public roads, there should be cutting allowed by the road dept…..I have a lot of them on my 5 acres down the road and cannot afford the cutting down of them….and they are a menace to the power lines.

]]> By: MR REALITY http://www.northescambia.com/2019/05/escambia-county-seeks-public-input-on-tree-protection-standards/comment-page-1#comment-390116 MR REALITY Thu, 30 May 2019 05:20:37 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=364700#comment-390116 God lord alot of you are dumb. A 200 year old tree isnt "yours" ya clowns. It belongs to all of us. God lord alot of you are dumb. A 200 year old tree isnt “yours” ya clowns. It belongs to all of us.

]]> By: J http://www.northescambia.com/2019/05/escambia-county-seeks-public-input-on-tree-protection-standards/comment-page-1#comment-390111 J Thu, 30 May 2019 01:01:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=364700#comment-390111 Property owner owns the tree period...we do not need the county telling us what to do with a tree on our property. They make it sound like it is to save the trees but they will be making alot of money from tree removal permits, not to mention the permit process you will have to go through and wait on "approval" if you want to take your tree down, and lord help us if they reclassify a heritage oak to a smaller size it will be more $$ for permits because there are alot of smaller oaks. If you want to clear your property you are supposed to get a permit for clearing and now they want to tell you which tree you can clear or not...its crazy...too much control. The county allows houses to be built to close together, so how are they going to save heritage trees when they take up two lots for houses, your not builders will buy the permit and take the tree down anyways. I have oaks on my property and they are good trees but they are mine to do with as i please. If you want a huge live oak buy a piece of property that has one and then you will have one but dont tell others what to do with their trees. Wake up people !!! Property owner owns the tree period…we do not need the county telling us what to do with a tree on our property. They make it sound like it is to save the trees but they will be making alot of money from tree removal permits, not to mention the permit process you will have to go through and wait on “approval” if you want to take your tree down, and lord help us if they reclassify a heritage oak to a smaller size it will be more $$ for permits because there are alot of smaller oaks.

If you want to clear your property you are supposed to get a permit for clearing and now they want to tell you which tree you can clear or not…its crazy…too much control.

The county allows houses to be built to close together, so how are they going to save heritage trees when they take up two lots for houses, your not builders will buy the permit and take the tree down anyways.

I have oaks on my property and they are good trees but they are mine to do with as i please.

If you want a huge live oak buy a piece of property that has one and then you will have one but dont tell others what to do with their trees. Wake up people !!!

]]> By: No big government http://www.northescambia.com/2019/05/escambia-county-seeks-public-input-on-tree-protection-standards/comment-page-1#comment-390109 No big government Wed, 29 May 2019 23:11:50 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=364700#comment-390109 Agree with @ M in Bratt. Its my property and i don't need a survey !!! No Big Government Agree with @ M in Bratt. Its my property and i don’t need a survey !!! No Big Government

]]> By: Paul Bunyan http://www.northescambia.com/2019/05/escambia-county-seeks-public-input-on-tree-protection-standards/comment-page-1#comment-390108 Paul Bunyan Wed, 29 May 2019 22:49:21 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=364700#comment-390108 If it’s brown chop it down if it’s black give it a whack If it’s brown chop it down if it’s black give it a whack

]]> By: mat http://www.northescambia.com/2019/05/escambia-county-seeks-public-input-on-tree-protection-standards/comment-page-1#comment-390102 mat Wed, 29 May 2019 18:08:49 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=364700#comment-390102 Just think of how many tree houses you could build in that tree. Growing up I had a tree house in every tree on our property. That was 7 trees. I miss those days. Just think of how many tree houses you could build in that tree.
Growing up I had a tree house in every tree on our property.
That was 7 trees. I miss those days.

]]> By: EMD http://www.northescambia.com/2019/05/escambia-county-seeks-public-input-on-tree-protection-standards/comment-page-1#comment-390091 EMD Wed, 29 May 2019 15:44:04 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=364700#comment-390091 To take that long survey properly, one would need to know the present laws/policies or read a legal document. Not many will do that. I just know that what a person does with the trees on their own property should be their own business. What the county did to the trees on my road is criminal in my opinion. I can no longer walk myself and my dogs anytime I want to, as when they paved my road (that I did not want paved), they cut down ALL of the big OLD shade trees across the road from my neighbors and myself from the highway to where the forests begin. Walking dogs in the grass on the side of the road is not safe due to the snakes there in the summer, and unseen things that could be harmful, such as glass, nails, fire ants, etc. No one I know on my street is happy about that. I was never told nor asked before this happened. To take that long survey properly, one would need to know the present laws/policies or read a legal document. Not many will do that. I just know that what a person does with the trees on their own property should be their own business. What the county did to the trees on my road is criminal in my opinion. I can no longer walk myself and my dogs anytime I want to, as when they paved my road (that I did not want paved), they cut down ALL of the big OLD shade trees across the road from my neighbors and myself from the highway to where the forests begin. Walking dogs in the grass on the side of the road is not safe due to the snakes there in the summer, and unseen things that could be harmful, such as glass, nails, fire ants, etc. No one I know on my street is happy about that. I was never told nor asked before this happened.

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