[Trees-executive] from gretchen

[Pauline Bartolone]

>From: "Gretchen E. Knapp" <geknapp at davesworld.net>
>To: geknapp at davesworld.net
>Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 19:47:19 -0500
>
>Howdy Concerned Citizens!
>The past week has given us time to regroup and plan for the next phase.
>
>"Ribbons for Trees" Campaign Resumes
>As Illinois Arbor & Bird Day (April 27) approaches, public trees
>in Bloomington & Normal will be wearing yellow ribbons.  Help us
>ribbon public parks and the Trail!  New handouts describing our
>purpose are available at all meetings and at the Ecology Action
>Center (address and hours below).  The ribbons represent our
>support of the municipalities' efforts to resolve the tree-trimming
>tariff.  Remember -- we have permission to put up ribbons on
>city trees, but we must ask the permission of the homeowners
>or business owners if the trees are on the street in front of their
>property.
>
>Rutherford Still Says No
>As of this writing, Rep. Rutherford continues to refuse
>to include our legal representative in the Springfield
>meetings held in his office.  These meetings include all
>of the intervenors (major power companies, municipalities,
>Citizens Utility Board) except us.
>
>No Response from Brady
>As of this writing, Rep. Brady has not responded to
>follow-up faxes and phone calls concerning his promise
>to ask Rep. Rutherford to invite Save Our Trees to
>observe the Springfield meetings.  He offered to represent
>these concerns at the 3/24 informational meeting.
>
>ISU Says Yes!
>Thanks to President Boschini for allowing yellow ribbons
>to be placed on selected trees at ISU!  Thanks to student
>groups SEAC and SEHA for offering their assistance!
>
>New Petition Available
>Yes, we have the new and revised petition available for
>circulation.  You need to be 18+ to sign the petition, but
>there's no need to sign this one if you signed the old
>petition.  Don't worry -- the old petitions are still valuable.
>The petition will be send to you electronically in a separate
>posting.  Hard copies are available at all meetings and
>at the Ecology Action Center, 202 W. College Ave.,
>next to the Normal Public Library, open Mon-Th, 1-6 p.m.
>and Sat. 1-5 p.m.
>
>Mark Your Calendars
>
>Informational meetings:
>
>Saturday April 7        10 a.m. Bloomington Public Library
>
>Saturday April 21       10 a.m. Heartland Community College
>                                 (Raab Road)
>
>Write a letter to the Editor today!
>Dash off a line via email to The Pantagraph (bwills at pantagraph.com),
>The News-Gazette (letters at news-gazette.com) or
>The Peoria Journal-Star (forum at pjstar.com).  Do it today!
>
>Thanks to all our tireless volunteers!
>
>Save Our Trees!

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