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From YouTube: Aiken This Week - August 24, 2015 : Tom Rapp
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City of Aiken Horticulturist and Arborist Tom Rapp joins Aiken This Week to discuss his responsibilities and how his department keeps the City of Aiken beautiful.
A
B
A
B
Got
when
we're
full
force,
I've
got
15
people
on
staff
and
they
do
various
things
anywhere
from
we're
in
charge
of
the
irrigation
system.
We've
got
a
lot
all
the
streetscape
parkways
and
those
are
the
ones
with
a
lot
of
planting
in
them.
Those
are
all
irrigated
and
we're
trying
to
get
I
guess
we're
probably
fifty
percent
through
trying
to
get
them
all
computerized.
So
we
can
turn
them
on
and
off
of
the
computer
and
a
lot
of
savings
in
water.
B
We
can
tell
whether
we
have
a
break
out
there
and
it
shuts
it
down
on
its
own,
helps
us
to
go
find
where
we
have
problems.
So
that's
a
big
thing
treat
crew
I've
got
a
tree
crew
that
stays
busy
all
the
time
12
months
out
of
the
year,
doing
tree
work,
and
we
not
only
do
what
I've
got
but
will
help
your
old
place.
Prt
with
stuff
will
help
public
safety
with
things
and
got
a
good
good
crew.
That's
able
to
do
that.
B
We're
over
I've
got
three
inmate
crews
and
have
a
supervisor
that
runs
each
one
of
those
one
does
a
letter
control
in
the
city.
One
does
guess
we
call
it
maintenance,
a
lot
of
mulching
Andrey
mulching
of
areas
that
you've
probably
seen
around
town
and
they
also
do
cutbacks.
If
we
have
a
site
problem
and
they'll
come
in
and
cut
it
back
and
just
kind
of
general.
You
know
more
of
that
kind
of
maintenance.
B
They
stay
busy
all
the
time
and
then
they
do
a
little
bit
of
mowing
like
the
houses
out
across
some
part
that
we
own
they
do
those
and
then
I've
got
actual
mowing
crew.
That
does
all
the
streetscape
parkways.
That
I
was
telling
you
about
in
there
they're
more
manicured
and
I've
got.
We
do
do
hope.
Llins
I've
got
a
crew
out
there
and
that
crew
actually
two
times
that
they'll
work
out
there
and
then
I'll
put
them
in
the
parkways.
B
That
kind
of
do
it
on
their
own,
but
they're
responsible
for
some
things
in
the
parkways
that
the
other
crews
don't
do
and
then
I've
got
a
weak
control
crew
and
they
can
tell
you
stickler
on
weeds,
so
they
stay
real
busy
and
not
so
much
so
much
in
the
winter
when
things
that
are
not
growing
but
they're
real
busy.
This
summer
talk.
B
A
B
It
a
lot
of
it
is
season
in
march
april,
when
things
start
growing,
we
get
real
busy,
and
that
goes
through
about
saving
november
october
november,
and
the
weather
is
so
crazy.
A
lot
of
times.
You
don't
know
when
you're
going
to
start
or
stop
it
and
so
they're
doing
a
lot
of
stuff.
I
mentioned
they're
mowing
every
day
and
I
also
have
a
Parkway
crew
that
just
does
the
normal
park.
B
Ways
that
aren't
fancy
that
are
on
the
streetscape,
but
they're
doing
that
day
day
in
day
out
on
and
they
have
a
route
and
they'll
roll
over
they'll
get
through
with
you
know
the
right
and
then
they
just
start
over
and
the
timing
is
pretty
good.
It
needs
it
when
they
roll
over,
so
that
works
and
and
then
winner
is-
and
we
control
that
I
mentioned
is
a
big
thing.
A
B
A
B
B
B
So
I
try
to
pick
those
kind
of
things
that
try
to
pick
some
different
ones
for
diversity.
Diversity
is
a
big
thing.
You
know
on
all
the
same
tree
in
the
parkway.
Something
comes
in
it's
going
to
wipe
all
your
tree
population
out
and
things
of
interest
with
color
if
I
can
get
that
and
that
sort
of
thing,
but
winter
is
a
fun
time.
I
get
to
go
around
all
and
and
put
flags
out
and
see
the
new
trees
get
playing.
It's
a
enjoy
doing
that
now.
If.
A
B
Prefer
not,
and
the
reason
for
that
is
some
of
the
stuff
I
was
saying
before,
but
they
could
plan
it
in
a
plug
with
maintenance
is
a
real
big
issue
and
I
when
I
do
place
the
trees,
I'm
looking
at
being
able
to
maintain
around
them
as
hard
as
mowing
grass
and
a
lot
of
times,
I'll
put
them
in
existing
mulched
area.
So
I
don't.
I
know
I
don't
have
to
do
any
kind
of
maintenance
as
far
as
mulling
around
them
and
they
could
plant
it
wrong.
They
could
plan
it.
B
Like
I
said
in
the
wrong
place,
they
could
plant
possibly
the
wrong
tree
that
just
isn't
going
to
survive,
but
we
do
would
if
somebody
wanted
to
tree
and
I've.
Had
this
come
up
every
once
in
a
while
planted
somewhere,
and
it
was
the
right
time
of
the
year
and
we
had
it
and
I
felt
like
it
would
work.
I
would
go
out
and
plant
that
tree
for
them.
You
know
if,
if
that
came
up,
I
don't
have
that
come
up
as
much
as
you
know.
B
If
you
knew
we
have
a
memorial
tree
program
and
people
can
call
in
and
it's
a
hundred
dollars,
and
they
can,
they
can
tell
me
where
they
wanted
and
I
can
pretty
much
accommodate
and
we'll
plan
it
in
the
fall
winter
and
generally
I
can
accordant
where
they
want
and
I
can
plant
the
tree
they
want.
Also,
so
that's
where
we're
well.
We
also
do
that
in
hopeland
to
with
the
trees
and
they
so
that
works
out,
so
they
could
contact
me.
You
know
about
that.
A
B
Can't
drive
in
them
either.
Okay,
the
end
you
you
can
park
in
them,
but
you're
too,
outside
wheels
have
to
be
unpaid,
mature,
so
you're
actually
parking
in
them,
so
to
speak,
but
you're
you're,
you
know
far
enough
off
and
the
reason
for
that
for
not
driving
element
parking
in
them
is
the
main
thing
is
the
compaction
for
the
tree
roots.
B
Even
a
lot
of
people
walking
through
park,
ways
or
property
can
compact,
and
it
just
is
not
good
for
the
trees
and,
of
course,
other
reason
is
just
us
to
try
to
maintain
them.
If
there's
a
car
part
there,
then
we
gotta,
if
we're
mowing
that
part,
we
gotta
move
around
the
vehicles,
makes
it
difficult
and
they
leave
marks.
You
know
if
they
drive
you
can
tell,
and
in
a
week,
if
somebody's
starting
to
drive
across
creative.
A
Of
people
like
me,
who
like
to
dabble
in
the
yard
with
flowers
and
trees
and
things
I'm,
always
anxious
to
see
what
you
plant
in
the
islands
in
the
beds
and
then
I'll
run
out
and
try
to
find
whatever
it
is
and
I
can
never
find
the
combinations
you
have
take
us
through
that
process
of
you
know
what
you
do
when
you
sit
down,
and
you
say:
okay,
I'm
gonna.
Do
the
fountain
at
run,
how
you
decide
what
you're
gonna
put
on
it
right,
flowers,
a
fun
time.
B
I
like
to
do
flowers
have
to
do
the
in
its
two
seasons:
we
plant
the
fall
winter
stuff
in
October
and
the
spring
summer
stuff
in
about
April
and
I,
have
to
order
six
months
ahead
of
time.
So
I'm
soon
gonna
be
look
sitting
down
and
work
on
next
year's
spring
stuff,
April
April
16
stuff
to
get
that
in
and
the
reason
I
have
to
do
so
early
is
because
they
it's
a
lot
of
stuff,
have
you
seen
and
they
have
to
order
it
in
and
know
they
can
plan
it.
B
So
they
they
need
to
know
and
I
try
some
crazy
stuff.
That
makes
it
a
little
bit
difficult
for
them
to
find
it.
So
they
need
that
time
to
so
I
sit
down
and
the
fall
season
is
easier
for
me
and
a
quicker
than
the
spring
season,
mainly
because
you
got
penzeys
and
Bowl
is
primarily
and
I'll.
Try
some
snapdragons
there's
a
lot
of
other
neat
stuff.
You
can
use,
but
it's
cold
susceptible
and
in
other
words
it
will
freeze
or
and
I
just
I
feel
like.
B
If
that's
going
to
happen,
it's
going
to
destroy
the
bed
and
I
can't
plant
it
back
plus
wasting
money.
You
know
if
I
plant,
that
kind
of
stuff
in
it
knowing
that
may
not
make
it,
so
we
usually
stick
with
pansy,
vowel
and
Snapdragon
in
the
fall
so
that
one's
a
quick
one
and
there's
not
so
much
selection.
I
can
just
kind
of
go
down
the
list
and
write
that
out,
but.
B
I
try
to
I
try
to
change
every
year.
What
I
did
the
last
year,
then?
Maybe
you
can
I
go
back
to
the
year
before,
just
so,
it's
different,
so
I've
heard
people
saying
well:
what's
he
going
to
be
planting
in
there
next
year
you
know
kind
of
drink
and
in
a
lot
of
times
it
I
look
at
what
the
surrounding
is
like.
B
If
there's
a
red
brick
walkway
around
the
bed,
I'll
try
to
stay
away
with
some
color
that
will
clash
like
a
red
flower
and
even
plant
material,
make
a
bloom
at
a
certain
time
and
I'll
try
to
plant
something
that
I
know
will
blend
with
that
plant.
You
know
when
it's
in
bloom
this
the
spring
summer
stuff,
is
so
wide
open.
There
is
so
much
stuff
out.
There
takes
me
twice
as
on
to
do
plan
those
beds
and
I'd
have
to
say
they're,
probably
a
little
more
fun
to
do.
B
Because
of
that
and
trying
to
figure
out
what
will
work
here
and
what
to
work
there
and
and
a
lot
of
times,
it
doesn't
happen
and
we
just
kind
of
I'll,
send
my
girl
out
a
lot
of
times.
Doctor
cut
something
back
because
it
just
didn't
didn't
do
like
it
should
have.
You
know
kind
of
thing,
but
it's
a
fun
thing
and
enjoy
doing
and
I
think
the
people
you
know,
get
a
kick
out
of
driving
by
and.
A
A
B
To
keep
them
down
yeah,
it's
a
little
game
you
play
and
also
even
aiken's
makin
those
beds
that
are
right
in
that
area.
I'll
try
to
plant
something
in
there
that
I
hope
will
carry
over
through
that
period
because
they're,
both
those
masters
and
Aikens,
making
a
ride
on
the
border
of
needing
to
pull
them.
You
know
so
yeah.
A
Let's
shift
gears
a
little
bit
talk
about
crape
myrtles,
all
right,
favorite
topping
here
in
a
can.
We
there's
been
a
lot
of
debate,
a
lot
of
publicity
about
it,
and
I
know
we
have
a
lot
of
crape
myrtles
in
our
Park
weighs
in
around
town
I
think
your
preference
is
probably
not
to
prune
them,
but
just
tell
us
about
you
know:
how
do
you
maintain
the
crape
myrtles
around
town
and
then
when
there
does
come
a
time
to
prune
a
crape
myrtle?
What's
the
preferred
method
to
freedom,
crape
myrtle.
B
You
won't
see
it
just
it
maybe
skip
around
a
little
bit
on
that
question,
but
you
won't
see
a
lot
of
crape
myrtles
that
I
planted
in
the
parkways
because
of
their
need
for
fertilizer,
okay
and
I
me
fer
wrong
for
well
that
too
but
moisture,
so
the
parkways
aren't
getting
water,
then
I
can't
all
we
are
able
to
do
when
we
are
watering.
Trees
is
a
new
stuff.
I
can't
go
around
water.
A
five-year-old
crape
myrtle
just
try
to
help
it
to
bloom.
B
So
you
don't
see
many
of
those
out
in
the
park
ways
we,
the
ones
we've
got.
We
will
take
off
the
suckers
a
few
familiar
with
that.
They
grow
from
the
base
done
at
the
bottom
and
just
about
all
crepe
myrtles.
Do
that
and
we
take
those
off
and
then,
if
you
got
a
crossing
branch,
the
crosses
will
take
one
of
those
crosses
off
that
are
touching
and
that's
really
it
they
were.
B
There
been
studies
that
side
by
side
tree
that
was
cut
way
back,
maybe
three
four
feet
versus
one
that
was
left
alone,
the
one
that
left
alone
actually
bloomed
as
well,
if
not
better
the
next
blooming
season
and
the
than
the
one
that
was
cut
way
back
so
I
think
it
was
something
that
they
blew
my
new
wood
new
new
wood,
so
that
was
idea.
Well,
if
you
cut
him
way
back,
they
got
all
that
new
wood
and
they're
gonna
bloom
that
much
better,
but
they
really
don't.
B
B
Yeah
there
is,
and-
and
it
more
so,
on
your
early
blooming
varieties
that
will
get
through
earlier
than
some
of
the
later
bloomers
and
you
can
go
in,
like
you
said
just
below
the,
where
they
stopped
blooming
and
cut
that
off
and
and
you
it's
a
game
with
cold
weather.
But
if
you
can
get
that
new
growth
after
you
cut
that
off
it
probably
and
I've
seen
it
happen,
will
bloom
again
so
you'll
have
a
late.
B
A
There's
always
concerns
from
people
we
hear
about
it
a
lot
of
times
when
a
tree-trimming
has
to
occur
in
the
city,
and
you
know
for
those
of
us
who
live
through
the
ice
storm.
We
understand
and
we
appreciate
some
of
that
so
tell
us
why
it's
important.
Why
is
the
city
trim
trees
and
then
why
is
it
important
issue.
B
That
always
comes
up,
and
I
understand
it
because
I
don't
like
to
see
it
either.
You
know
it
just
destroys
the
shape
you
know
of
a
tree
when
it
has
to
be
done.
But
sng
is
our
primary
line:
trimming
crew
in
town,
just
because
of
the
size
of
the
lines
that
we
have
and
and
and
that
they
do
most
of
the
city
limit,
trees
and
lines
they
they.
A
A
B
Of
those
requirements
that
pertain
to
me
to
get
involved
where
they
have
to
come
to
me
at
the
start
of
the
year,
and
they
have
a
map
that
they
bring
to
my
office,
and
they
just
show
me
there
is
there
going
to
be
cutting,
and
that's
just
informed
me
where
they're
going
to
be
some
kind
of
where
of
word.
Problems
might
be
with
calls
and
then
I'll
get
I
can't
say
how
many
it
just
kind
of
berries.
B
But
I
have
had
your
years
when
they
were
trimming
where
I've
had
a
phone
call
week
and
then
sometimes
this
year
hasn't
been
real
bad.
It's
probably
where
they
are
this
year,
not
in
some
of
the
more
sensitive
areas
but
I
and
go
out,
because
most
people
are
saying
you
need
to
come.
Look
at
this
trailer
they're
destroyed
it.
You
know
so
I'll
go
out
and
they
are
required
to
do
proper
pruning
techniques.
B
According
to
the
international
society
of
agriculture
and
there
that
do
a
clean
cut
that
can't
be
flushed,
I
can't
leave
a
stub
and
they
have
been
asked
and
they
really
are
trying
to
do
this
to
cut
back
to
a
lead.
That's
that's
going
away
from
the
power
line,
so
so,
if
you
so
that
they
don't
have
to
keep
cutting
then
tree
so
much
and
I
I
talk
to
them
about
it.
B
I
said
you've
got
to
look
at
it
as
a
saving
money
venture,
because
maybe
the
next
three
to
five
years,
you
come
back
that
tree
may
not
have
to
be
trimmed
at
all
or
is
so
much
because
it's
grown
away
from
the
parallel.
Then
you
see
the
the
be
cut.
That's
when
a
tree
is
like
directly
under
the
power
line
and
that
meat
cut
is
approved.
B
It
looks
like
the
devil
but
its
food,
and
then
you'll
see
the
hell
cut
and
that's
where
the
line
is
more
over
on
the
side
of
the
tree,
so
that
they'll
cut
up
under
the
wire.
But
then
the
other
side
is
left
and
that's
an
approved
or
pruning
technique
for
them.
I
would
never
do
it,
but
they
and
they
they
have
their
oh
gosh
Glenn
I.
Had
it.
B
120
feet
above
is:
is
there
right
away
that
they
need
to
keep
clear
but
an
hour
and
then
10
feet
blowing
on
the
side?
Ok,
so
in
that,
when
you
think
about
it,
that's
quite
a
lot
and
they
they
actually
cut
a
little
bit
more
than
that
so
they're
trying
to
get
on
a
five-year
cut
instead
of
a
three-year
cut.
So.
A
A
B
Place
out
there
and
and
it's
it's
kind
of
cool,
because
it's
sort
of
a
joint
venture
out
there
PRT
does
the
rentals
and
we
maintain,
in
it's
kind
of
cool,
to
work
together
like
that
to
keep
the
place
nice
for
everybody.
But
I've
got
a
good
crew
out
there
and
they
do
all
the
maintenance
mowing
trimming.
We
do
some
flowers
out
there,
also
the
mulching
and
all
that,
so
they
stick
pretty
busy
with
that
and
I
guess.
The
main
challenge
is
same
with
a
period
we're
in
now,
especially
with
the
Monday
concerts.
B
So
and
it's
a
working
thing
of
trying
to
make
sure
with
the
weather.
If
we
know
say
for
a
wedding,
that's
going
to
be
on
the
weekend.
We
try
to
do
right
before
the
wedding,
but
if
we
know
maybe
it's
going
to
rain
Friday
and
we
can't
then
we'll
jump
at
the
thursday.
But
my
crew
doesn't
a
good
job
out
there
with
that,
trying
to
figure
it
out
so
yeah.
It's
just
I
was
out
there
the
day
and
it's
just
a
neat
place
to
walk
around
and
always
somebody
always
somebody
out.
B
A
B
B
So
now
we're
doing
teak
and
people
generally
call
me,
although
they
will
call
downtown
and
then
they
will
refer
them
back
to
me.
They
they
call
me
didn't,
know
about
it
and
then
I've
got
to
let
them
know
that
there
is
going
to
be
a
spot
for
a
bench,
because
you
can
soon
have
benches
everywhere
and
kind
of
take
away
from
the
place.
B
But
so
far
we've
been
able
to
accommodate
most
people
that
call
and
want
them,
and
we
will
we
will
purchase
it
will
get
a
plaque
forward
if
they
want
a
plaque
put
on
it.
They
give
me
the
inscription
and
I
have
that
made
and
put
it
all
together
and
then
we'll
place
it
pretty
close
to
where
they
want
it.
If
we
can,
but
that's
a
good
deal
on
that,
I
think.
B
A
B
B
But
it's
just
I
just
feel
like
weeds,
take
away
from
the
statics
of
what
we're
trying
to
do
here
in
town
and
the
more
we
can
keep
them
at
a
at
a
level
to
whether
or
not
to
objectionable.
Then
I
think
we
need
to
try
to
do
that
and
unwanted
growth
in
these
streets.
Skatepark
ways
has
got
to
be
kind
of
a
big
job.
Now.
B
A
lot
of
you
know
oaks
and
cherries
and
bonds,
and
things
are
growing
up
in
a
lot
of
this
stuff
that
we've
got
out
there
and
rolling
wyndham
told
me
years
ago
that
we
didn't
need
to
do
a
whole
lot
of
beautification
if
we
couldn't
keep
it
up,
and
that
is
always
stuck
in
my
mind
always
feel
like.
We
need
to
do
our
best
to
keep
it
looking
as
the
best
we
can
with
what
we
have.
A
A
B
A
See
they
were
the
quarterback
of
the
yeah.
You
really!
Oh
really.
Oh
thank
you
for
coming
out.
We
appreciate
it
Oh
coming
up
in
the
next
few
weeks.
West
funderburg
will
be
here
to
join
us
and
talk
about
the
new
website
for
the
city
of
Aiken,
lift
Stewart,
chairman
of
the
Planning
Commission,
will
be
joining
us
and
Sabina
Craig
is
to
come
on
and
talk
about
the
engineering
department.
Some
of
her
responsibilities
have
a
great
week.