In Menlo Park, some residents are getting frustrated with the process to remove trees that pose a hazard. So, one woman is taking matters into her own hands.
, Kimberly LeMieux watched from her home office as an 80-foot redwood tree came crashing down in her backyard.
"It was terrifying to be sitting right there 30 feet from where that tree came down knowing that it could've been any one of those trees over there," LeMieux said."I think what crossed my mind is what's been on my mind for 20 plus years, that is - these trees don't belong here," LeMieux said."Redwood trees are wonderful in the forest, and they belong in cold foggy climates, they don't belong in a tight urban neighborhood," LeMieux said.
At one point, LeMieux served on the Menlo Park Heritage Tree task force to help simplify the process of applying for a tree removal permit. But she says now large trees are protected by strict city ordinances so she's creating a task force of her own. "So I am organizing a group of Menlo Park citizens who have the same concerns that I do and we're going to take it to the city council," LeMieux said.
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