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MEMORANDUM - AUG 13 1979

Mayor and Council August 13, 1979

F.E. Peters,
City Engineer

: Accumulation of Brush at Hazel Trembath School

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Clearing of the underbrush between the Mary Hill Row Housing
and the Hazel Trembath School is now taking place with the work being
done by the Corrections Branch. As neither the Corrections Branch
nor the Committee of Residents is equipped to dispose of the brush
which is being piled up under the B.C. Hydro Right-of-Way, Alderman
Keryluk expressed concern to me that these piles of brush would dry
out and become a fire hazard. It was Suggested that the City might
do something in the way of providing equipment and labor to haul
this material away.

I have contacted Genstar since it is their property and they
had initially expressed a willingness to assist the residents with
the job. I have been assured by Genstar that they will provide a
vehicle and equipment to gather up the piles of brush and to haul it
to a safe site on their property. However, as the work is progressing
Slowly, they cannot afford to have a vehicle and equipment available
On a regular basis and will therefore have to wait until there is
enough brush to justify putting a vehicle out to pick it up. They
will probably be hauling the brush away two or three times during the
clearing operation. ‘This would still ensure that the cut brush does
not get dry enough to be a fire hazard.

I should point out that the fact that the brush would be hauled
away to a safe location within the gravel pits would not prevent it
from being set on fire prior to our October 15th burning deadline.

This is for your information.

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FE. Peters, P. Eng.,
City Engineer
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