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owner a great deal to have it cleared by hand. Mr. Guettler <br />admitted that he is aware of the County's Tree Protection <br />Ordinance, but emphasized that he did the clearing under the <br />supervision of a representative of the owner who kept trim in line <br />with the coordinates for the topography testing. <br />Planner DeBlois circulated colored photographs of',the path <br />that was cleared. <br />Mr. Guettler explained that the bulldozer they used had a <br />12 -ft. <br />blade on it, <br />but <br />pointed out that <br />in 4-5 <br />months, <br />that path <br />would <br />be grown over <br />to <br />the extent that it <br />would <br />be only <br />8 feet <br />wide or so. <br />Chairman Scurlock asked if a smaller blade could have been <br />used, and Mr. Guettler believed he could have used a 5 -ft. blade, <br />but he chose the 12 -ft, blade because he believed it was the best <br />for the job. He explained that the brush is pushed tolthe sides <br />in order to get a straight line all the way through for the <br />survey. <br />Mr. DeBlois pointed out that a land clearing permit could <br />have been issued to allow for a wider lane of clearings but they <br />would not have received permission to remove the 3 trees at that <br />time. <br />Mr. Guettler advised that his contract with the owner was on <br />an hourly basis, and stated he was willing to pay whatiever the <br />Commission decides is his share of the violation. He stated <br />that the Commission would not have any trouble with him in the <br />future in these matters. <br />Commissioner Bowman did not understand why they had to cut a <br />width of 43 feet to run a transect, and Mr. DeBlois explained <br />that 43 -ft. was the maximum width of the path which apparently <br />happened when the dozer turned around. The average widths are <br />between 15 and 17 feet. <br />Mary Jane Goetzfried of CCL Consultants explained that they <br />were hired by the owner <br />to do the topography <br />survey <br />for the <br />,MAY <br />2 6 <br />19EV <br />33 <br />Boor <br />PA E P� <br />