If you drive past the Meeker Oak, you will see it in FULL LEAF. It doesn't look diseased, nor dying.
The simple answer is to redirect Hwy 99 to the east, on the land that parallels the highway. The airport has approach lights there and nothing else. Tumwater has already shown they're more than willing to 'move' roadways, like Hwy 99. Look at the three ring circus (aka roundabouts) they created at the intersection of Trosper and Capitol. Trees were cut down to accomodate the roundabouts, and several businesses went broke trying to do business during the ONGOING construction. Did the City think to forgive those businesses their business taxes while they were struggling to deal with the roundabout construction/ No.
Someone is making money, someone is lining her pockets with all these darned roundabouts.
Again, this tree has become a lifeline for the mayor and the Port. They tried killing it sneakily. Again. It is an obvious plan to once again, baffle us with BS. They want to expand the airport, no matter that everyone is objecting to it. The Mayor saying she has an obligation to save lives. Does she not understand that air pollution, especially caused by aviation operations and regular ol' car traffic has killed more people than a tree?
There is no proof that the Meeker oak has "reproduced". I don't ever remember seeing acorns at it's base or on the road. And just because it's 'old' doesn't mean it's 'bad'. This tree will never 'grow back' because once she manages to get it cut down it will be paved over for aviation. I truly think one of these nights, she'll send out a team with a couple of chain saws, cut it down, and then she'll say , oh my goodness, who did that? I promise I'll get to the bottom of this! Sort like OJ SImpson saying he was going to find the 'real killer' of his ex wife and her boyfriend. When it was obvious he butchered them like they were pigs. Sure you're right, OJ.
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