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degrees. In contrast, the landscape plan shows these property lines to meet at an angle of . approximately 78 degrees. This discrepancy indicates the landscape plan was prepared not by a skilled professional, but instead was quickly sketched freehand to create a document with the superficial appearance of plausibility, without regard to physical realities, This disregard for actual site conditions is further reinforced hy the observation that the planting plan shows three new tree plantings in the county road right-of-way near the southeast comer of the property-a location where scveral existing trees would necd to be removed in order to allow such plantings. Considering that the Applicant has already illegally removed many previously-existing trees, I find it difficult to entertain the notion that it might be appropriate that he now be allowed to remove the few publicly-owned trees that survived the mid-summer chain saw massacre, Plantjngs on drainage ea~ement During the October 4 meeting, there was discussion on the matter of whether it is advisable to pemlit plantings on the drainage casement area_ It was stated that the drainage pipe was recently replaced. This is incorrect, as only the eastenmlOst extreme was replaced in 2004; this is the section from the manhole at the top of the bluff to the catch basin on the west side of Lake Johanna Boulevard; a distance of approximately 40 ft. The remainder of the pipe from Fairvicw A venue eastward along the northern portion of the Applicant's property (approximately 170 It) was not replaced. Types of plant$-1ll:QJ2Qsed . To replace the tall trees illegally removed from the Lake Johanna Boulevard right-of- way, Applicant is proposing to install plants whose names contain the following terms: . Grass . Berry . Juniper . Compact . Coneflower These plants will never achieve heights and bulk comparable to the trees that were illegally removed. Consequently, even with the passage of decades they will never provide shade to Lake Johanna Boulevard, or to the shoreland on the cast side of the Boulevard. This unfair exchange of bushes for trees is irksome because the southern portion of my beach property formerly benefited from the late aHernoon shadc provided by the towering cottonwoods and other trees that Applicant's contractor illegally removed from the County's property, Now, it gets baked. Apparently I am supposed to he content with being forever deprived of this shade, as it must have been a foolish thing for me to assume that public amenities would not be destroyed for private gain. .