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Eric Parsons / Star staff Port Hueneme 9/18/07. WCA Tree Trimmer Gerardo Jimenez keeps a safe distance in his hydraulic lift as a crane lowers a large section of eucalyptus tree that he had just cut along Ventura Road next to Navy Base Ventura County Port Hueneme on Tuesday afternoon. Before cutting a section of a tree, Jimenez secured a cable from a tall crane around the trunk, thereby allowing his coworkers to safely lower the suspended piece to the ground.
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Gerardo Jimenez, a tree trimmer with WCA, spent his Tuesday afternoon high above Ventura Road in a lift bucket, where he cut massive sections of eucalyptus trees next to Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme. Citing safety and security concerns, the Navy is removing 300 of the decades-old trees and planting 100 California sycamore trees in their place. Under a revised schedule, the tree removal work will run from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. The No. 2 and 3 southbound lanes on Ventura Road from Teakwood Street to Bard Road will be closed from 7 a.m. Monday through 3 p.m. on Saturday every week until the project is completed.
Posted by php on September 20, 2007 at 11:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Very sad that the Navy chose to approach the problem of a few trees needing to be pruned out with such a heavy handed militaristic solution which affects the aesthetics of the entire city. So nice to view the gleaming parking lot of the Px now. Such good neighbors! Good bye monarach butterflies! Find a friendlier town to winter-over.
Posted by caniki27 on September 24, 2007 at 12:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Of Course the NAVY would do such a thing like this.. now we get to see the ugly base and not the pretty trees on Vta. Rd. that is what p.h. was known for.. Navy = retards
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