steve horwitz has already spoken to the issue of the appropriateness. the neighbor who had to leave also left notes and asked me to talk about how treacherous the footing is when the seed pods fall, which is pretty much constant. we are out there sweeping them up year round. i will say some more about the appropriateness, and let my partner and my arborist also say more about that. in terms of the viability of the trees, there has been a debate about that. the person who has cared for these trees over a number of years has been alerting me that there are overhanging branches that have been hit by trucks constantly, over time. the street is so narrow that there is no place for the trucks to go except right up against the curb. even when there are no mishaps, they tend to wack those trees. they have been pruned underneath in a way that makes for clearance, but it is not sufficient. in addition, the little seed pods cause a good deal of skidding. we have had trucks hitting the trunks of the trees. i know that carl schurz -- carla shortz does believe the tr