The only way I know to stop the City of Lake Forest from cutting down trees in the city is to run for mayor.

If the Lake Forest City Council allows the cutting down of the 13-inch diameter tree in front of Rosati's,

then I am running for Mayor again.

During the past few days, the Lake Forest City Council has blessed the cutting down of the 13-inch diameter tree in front of Rosati's, 

It is official.  Everything I do for the next 18 months will be focused on my Mayoral campaign.

The image captured below was from August of last year.  (2024) 

632 N Western Ave - Google Maps

The City of Lake Forest does not understand the concept of addition. 

Constantly cutting down large mature trees is subtraction in my book.

The existing tree in front of Rosati's is 13-inches in diameter.

The new tree on the Contract Drawings in front of Rosati's is 3-inches in diameter.

Maintaining healthy trees around or near city sidewalks in town is almost impossible, because of the amount of SALT placed on sidewalks, during the winter, by business owners. 

I will grant you that the tree in front of Rosati's is not centered, in the planting area, but cutting down an old tree that has reached the 3rd floor of a building is sad, in my opinion.

Nobody knows the root structure and why salt has not killed the tree to date, but replacing a 13-inch diameter tree with a 3 inch diameter tree is sad.

Let nature take its course. Branches do not have to be Symmetrical, on every tree, to be beautiful.

If the branches have no leaves and the branch is dead, then pruning it is fine, in my book.

Bottomline.

If I do not like what is happening in city government, then I should get involved. 

Federal Reporter 3d Series 950 (page 1243), in the Case East Bay Sanctuary Covenant VS.

The Law of the Circuit Doctrine

Requires that the Federal Court of Appeals

Stand by the Decisions

Even when doing so means

STICKING TO SOME WRONG DECISIONS  !!!!!!! 

Good luck on your Pro Se appeal, when you are RIGHT  !!!!!

You can always make more money if you are DISHONEST.

 Sad but TRUE.

I have many examples of dishonesty.

Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs play on NATURAL GRASS !!!!

A billion-dollar corporation called the Chicago Bears play on natural grass.

A billion-dollar corporation called the Chicago Cubs play on natural grass.

Both teams have a business model to make sure their athletes perform

at peak performance.

When in Doubt --- follow the professionals.

Let us review the list of trees CUT DOWN by the City of Lake Forest.

1.  30 full grown evergreen trees, in South Park,

east of the tennis courts.

2.  104 full grown evergreen trees, on Franklin Place,

so the City of Lake Forest could sell the land to a developer

to build apartments.

3.  Hundreds of trees in the McCormick Ravine.

Open Lands, must believe that if you cut down all the trees,

then you will have "OPEN LANDS".

4.  Hundreds of trees at Forest Park. 

Now there is severe erosion of the bluff.  

There were four huge tree stumps,

where the recent mudslide occurred, on the north entrance ramp.

I have pictures of them, before the rework, of the entrance ramp.

5.  18 flowering trees, on the train platform, at the train station in town.

6.  Five years later, 

18 more flowering trees on the other side of the tracks, on the platform, at the train station, in town.

7.  The trees in Market Square.  Notice the diameter of the trees. 

The old trees were removed because when the utility work was done,

city staff thought that they MIGHT disturb a root,

and just removed all the trees.

8.  The six trees in front of the Northern Trust Bank Building.

9.  The tree in front of the Jewel Osco parking lot that was hit by a plow, 

and to this date has not been replaced.

10.  If you walk the business district in town, 

you will notice other locations where trees have been removed, 

and replaced with concrete. 

11.  18 trees, located between the city parking lot, next to Gorton Community Center, and McKinley Road.

 

I live in Lake Forest, 

for the "FOREST"  environment, not to look at concrete !!!

 

I believe that the Lake Forest City Council should mandate that any trees REMOVED, in the BUSINESS DISTRICT, should be replaced, with another tree, within one growing season, or at least within a year.

Lake Forest approves OPEN AMORTIZATION.

 IF you can pay the interest

THEN just charge the expenditure,

for future generations, to pay off the principal.

RISK PROFILE 

of the City of Lake Forest is off the charts.

STOP LAKE FOREST from spending 10 million dollars

on plastic fields at Deerpath Community Park.  

Children playing on Turf Fields have an increased risk of HEAT STROKES !!!

Check out Big Ten University,

research scientists report,

that synthetic TURF FIELDS

have surface temperatures measured

at more than 

174 degrees Fahrenheit !!!