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Grant, Kelly
From:Ralph Thompson <rpthompson3@gmail.com>
Sent:Thursday, September 16, 2021 10:08 AM
To:Grant, Kelly
Subject:Re: 18-20 Gulls Cove Rd - Tree Removal
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Hi Kelly,
Thanks so much for the admin review for the tree removal request, along with the cease and desist letter sent to
the prior owners. It would have been nice if they rectified the issue, or at least shared the letter with us, before
we purchased the property in December. Oh well! Yesterday I was able to remove the firepit and move the
adirondack chairs back off of the town property section. I'll definitely create a no-mow area on that side of the
line to allow the vegetation to grow back. See the attached pictures. So sorry that it has taken this long to
resolve this issue.
Regarding the tree removal - Thank you for the approval to remove the two snapped off trees. However, those
are both on our neighbors property - so it would be up to him to remove them. Also, thank you for the approval
to prune back the trees overhanging the house. Just to clarify - Is it also ok to prune back the trees encroaching
on our neighbors' side. Or you're saying that's not allowed either?
To be honest, I'm a bit surprised that we weren't approved to have these problematic trees removed. Since I'm
new to the area, can you help me understand the rules that would prevent the owner from removing trees on
their property - not within the buffer zone?
Thanks so much!
Ralph
On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 3:05 PM Grant, Kelly <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us> wrote:
Hi Ralph
Please find attached the admin review for this request. Please also note the cease and desist letter issued to the
previous property owner for the encroachment onto town property. This issue appears to remain unresolved. I
recommend creating a no-mow area in the area of the encroachment to allow vegetation is reestablish.
Let me know if you have any questions
Regards
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Kelly Grant
Conservation Administrator
Town of Yarmouth
508-398-2231 Ext 1288
kgrant@yarmouth.ma.us
From: Ralph Thompson \[mailto:rpthompson3@gmail.com\]
Sent: Friday, September 3, 2021 2:25 PM
To: Grant, Kelly <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us>
Subject: 18-20 Gulls Cove Rd - Tree Removal
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Hi Kelly,
We hope you've had a great week. I'm the owner of 18-20 Gulls Cove Rd. I have a question about removing
trees from our property. We have two large pine trees and two smaller trees on our property that we'd like to
remove. One pine tree is all twisted and an eye sore from when the tornado came through a couple years ago.
The other pine tree is dropping tons of pine cones into our neighbor's yard and they have complained to us
about it. The smaller trees are also encroaching on our neighbors property and are also causing moss, molding,
and access for animals to climb on our roof.
Do I need to get permission to remove these?
Thanks so much!
Ralph Thompson
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