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Curious to see if the the DeKalb Tree Protection Oridinace has made a difference. You make the call. Below are unofficial statistics kept by county arborist Tom Claiborne. The new DeKalb Tree Protection Oridinance was passed in February of 1999. It was amended for the last time in Octobor 1999. In 1999 more than 100 hardships were filed and were exempted from the Tree Protection Oridinance.

Specimen Trees Saved (Trees that exceed 30 inches in diameter)

year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
saved 282 114 82 100 131 178 524
remove 108 188 135 103 216 185 352
percentage saved 72% 37% 38% 49% 38% 49% 60%

Total Replants Pre and Post New DeKalb Tree Protection Oridinance

1999-2000 1997-1998
Total Replants 27,259 22,417
Hardwoods 14,453 5,009
% Hardwoods 53% 22%
Total # Sites 285 215
No of Replants 92 59
% of Replants 32% 27%
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