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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Rick Hoss<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 19, 2015 1:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'scott scottgthomaslaw.com' <scott@scottgthomaslaw.com>; 'WSBA Real Property Listserv' <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Tree Adjacent to Utility Easement<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The machines that bore utilities under roads have become common and the cost for this has dropped. We used to plan on $10,000 for a simple under road bore and
now the cost is about 10-20% of that. Good idea Scott.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>scott scottgthomaslaw.com<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 19, 2015 11:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Tree Adjacent to Utility Easement<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>And if the tree is really important, client may wish to consider paying to have contractor bore within the drip line of the tree for the utility installation, instead of an open ditch. A 10' trench is very costly anyway, so boring might not be very expensive.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On November 19, 2015 at 11:29 AM Rick Hoss <<a href="mailto:rhoss@hctc.com">rhoss@hctc.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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of the area. The developer should listen.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">On Behalf Of </span></strong>Chris MacMillan<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Sent:</span></strong> Thursday, November 19, 2015 11:12 AM<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">To:</span></strong> <a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Subject:</span></strong> [WSBARP] Tree Adjacent to Utility Easement</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Property owner's parcel is subject to an undeveloped access and utility easement. Developer now wants to develop the easement and plans to dig a 10 foot wide trench to lay sewer
and other utilities. The easement is adjacent to an old tree and some of the tree's roots undoubtedly lie within the easement. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The property owner is concerned that digging the trench will destroy the tree's roots and eventually kill the tree. Any suggestions for how to avoid that aside from asking the developer
to dig as far from the tree as possible? Maybe the right to lateral support? <o:p></o:p></p>
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