[Staff] [Board] Tree removal planned for the week of July 22

[Wes Ernsberger]

Probably.  But are we sure we want to do that?  They are quite heavy and
therefore hard to move around.

Wes

On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 10:46 AM Carolyn Greenstrom <csg349 at nyu.edu> wrote:

> Wes, is it possible to get some large stumps from the tree that could be
> used as seats at the fire pit?   The playground crew was interested in that
> if possible.
>
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> On Jul 9, 2024, at 9:21 AM, Karen via Board <board at uubinghamton.org>
> wrote:
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> This sounds fine to me. There is nothing planned at church that day. I
> will be here and keep the doors open for the workmen so they can use the
> restroom and have access to water.
>
> Karen[image: :-)]
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> *Karen Manzer*
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> On Monday, July 8, 2024 at 10:37:42 PM EDT, Wes Ernsberger <
> wesernsberger at gmail.com> wrote:
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> This is the large maple tree in the courtyard that is near the Social
> Hall.  The work will be done by Orion Tree Service.  Removal of the tree
> will take one day;  drilling out the stump will probably be done about a
> week later.  I will talk to them on the previous Friday (19th) to pick the
> exact day based on the weather forecast, their schedule, etc.  When I know
> the day, I'll pass that along.  During that day, we can use the building
> normally but will need to park in the front and not use the courtyard or
> the back parking lot. Karen: Let me know if there is any day we should
> avoid due to our schedule.  I looked at our calendar and it looked ok to me.
>
> Details:
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> The price is $1700.  I got one other bid, which was for  $2400.  There is
> $2000 in our budget for this work.
>
> This tree is being removed because its trunk was damaged during the
> renovation and because of a large limb that has been weakened due to stress
> damage in the past.  If it were to fall, it would hit our roof.
>
> They will haul away everything except for what we want to keep for
> firewood.  They are willing to cut two medium sized limbs into firewood
> length at no additional charge.   After they are done, we will stack it
> with our other firewood.
>
> Wes
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