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B
So
we'll
go
ahead.
Talk
about
the
emerald
ash
borer!
The
first
part
of
the
process
is
we're
planning
on
taking
care
of
the
ash
trees
within
city
of
Ames
over
the
next
20
years.
So
the
first
five
years,
we're
really
focusing
on
some
of
the
smaller
diameter
trees,
those
trees,
the
lifecycle,
benefit
costs
to
treating
those
trees
and
removing
those
trees
is
rather
low.
So
we're
going
to
work
on
removing
trees,
basically
that
are
smaller
than
roughly
six
inches
in
diameter
and
there'll
be
some
that
are
bigger
than
that
as
well.
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B
That's
correct.
The
trees
that
we
are
focusing
on
are
within
what
we
call
the
parking
or
basically
the
area
from
the
back
of
the
curb
to
the
front
to
the
back
of
the
sidewalk.
Excuse
me,
so
that's
that's,
roughly
an
area
of
8
to
13
feet
wide.
So
if
you
don't
have
sidewalk
in
your
area,
that's
kind
of
the
area
to
look
at
if
you
have
trees
there.
These
are
trees
that
are
owned
by
the
city.
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B
It
does
it
attacks
the
ash
and
doesn't
allow
it
to
transport
nutrients
to
the
top
of
the
tree.
So
a
lot
of
what
you
will
see
is
daya
back
from
what
they
call
the
crown
of
the
tree,
which
is
the
the
canopy
and
then
you
also
start
seeing
new
shoots
that
come
out
at
the
bottom
of
the
tree.
Those
are
some
of
the
early
telltale
signs
and
then
you
start
seeing
woodpeckers
or
other
birds
like
that
that
are
attacking
the
bark
trying
to
get
to
the
ash.
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Borers
and
the
ash
will
start
they
call
flaking
or
coming
off,
and
then
you
can
start
seeing
the
ash
larva.
So
it's
a
it's
a
process
that
doesn't
happen
overnight.
It's
not
quick
like
say
a
Dutch
elm
disease,
but
once
the
the
pest
is
in
the
city
and
once
it
starts
attacking
trees,
it's
going
to
exponentially
basically
attack
them.
If
we
don't
be
proactive
and
treat
the
trees
so.
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B
A
private
property
owner
and
their
trees
will
be
treated
like
any
other
private
tree.
It's
their
discretion
to
do
with
as
they
please.
You
know
whether
they
want
to
treat
it
whether
they
want
to
remove
it,
have
something
put
back
that
that's
completely
up
to
them
and
it's
at
their
expense
in
their
their
will
to
do
so.
So.
A
B
We're
really
focusing
on
on
basically
roughly
half
of
the
2,000
plus
ash
trees,
we're
going
to
either
remove
or
we
are
going
to
release.
You
will
remove
the
first
half
of
the
2,000
ash
trees
and
then
once
those
are
out
we'll
start
treating
the
rest
of
the
larger
ash
trees
in
order
to
buy
some
time
for
their
their
benefit
to
the
canopy
and
benefit
to
the
city.
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So
we'll
have
a
large
push
the
first
five
years
and
then
we'll
slowly
back
off
after
year,
five
and
and
phase
it
out
a
little
bit
more
that
helps
us
control
costs
that
helps
us
control.
You
know
some
of
the
canopy,
so
we
don't
remove
all
the
trees
in
the
city
and
one
of
the
things
that's
that's
unique
about
our
program
is
we
are
going
back
one
for
one
replacement
with
every
tree,
so
every
tree
we
take
out
we're
going
to
plan
another
one
in
its
place.
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A
B
That's
right,
the
other
portion
of
this
plan
also
the
like
you,
say,
an
urban
forestry
diversification
project,
so
we've
got
a
large
percentage
of
maple
trees
in
the
city.
We've
got
a
large
percentage
of
ash
trees
as
well,
so
we're
really
trying
not
to
plant
any
maples
back
in
the
parking
and
we're
going
to
look
at
different
species.
So
we
can.
We
can
better
support
ourselves
if
we
get
another
pastor
invasion
like
this.
So.
A
B
Correct,
yes,
the
the
communities
that
have
had
this
further
east
of
us
in
Michigan
Ohio,
Indiana
Illinois,
the
pest
has
been
pretty
much
a
hundred
percent
mortality
rate
with
the
trees,
so
the
trees
aren't
surviving
it.
The
the
pest
is
not
one
that
that
comes
and
goes
very
quickly.
It
moves
very
slowly
2
to
10
miles
a
year,
so
I
was
under
quarantine,
so
we
can't
move
ash
tree
lumber
around
or
out
of
the
state.
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B
That
the
recent
snowfall
here
route
11
inches
of
snow.
So
in
part
of
doing
that,
we
had
to
enact
the
snow
ordinance
which
we
kind
of
want
to
touch
base
on
here.
Real
quick,
the
snow
ordinance
is
put
into
place
any
time,
there's
an
accumulation
of
two
inches
on
major
arterial
streets,
so
grand
lincoln-way,
south
tough
streets
like
that.
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B
In
effect,
the
police
help
us
ticket
in
tow
vehicle,
that's
necessary,
and
we
do
that
simply
so
we
can
make
safe
passage
for
the
streets,
make
sure
we
can
get
emergency
services
up
and
down
streets
and
people
can
get
to
where
they
need
to
be.
So
we
want
to
encourage
people
as
much
as
possible
to
pay
attention
to
the
snow
ordinance
be
proactive.
If
we
see
forecasts
that
are,
there
are
over
two
inches
go
ahead
and
move
your
car
off
the
snow
route.
It'll
help
us
get
done
and
get
the
streets
plowed
quicker.
So.
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Sometimes
people
will
say
how
do
I
know
I'm
on
a
snow
route
and
really
it's
fairly
easy
to
find
out
if
you're
on
a
snow
route
one
we
have
a
map
on
our
website
at
city
of
Ames
org.
Also,
the
routes
are
posted
with
the
red
and
white
signs,
and
the
third
thing
I
tell
people
is
that
pretty
much
if
you're
on
a
thyroid
route,
you're
honest
on
a
snow
route?
Yes,.
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B
One
thing
I
would
encourage
people
to
do
is
utilize
our
social
media,
as
well
as
we're
doing
these
these
snow
piling
during
these
storms
utilize
the
snow
street
email
address
from
the
city,
it's
snow
streets
at
city
that
aims
that
I
aid
us
using
those
I
monitor
that
my
staff
monitors
out
throughout
the
storm.
If
we
see
things
that
need
to
be
touched
up
or
picked
up,
we
can
certainly
do
that
and
we
can
help
out
in
a
quicker
manner.
So.
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B
It's
a
great
way
to
reach
us
quickly.
I
know
these
last
few
storm
events
have
happened
overnight
and
they've
happened
on
off
hours,
so
I'm
monitoring
that
throughout
the
store,
my
stash
monitoring
it
too.
So
we
can.
We
can
react
to
those,
even
if
you
think
that
we
may
not
be
there.
We
typically
can
can
at
least
monitor
it
at
least
check
it
out
if
we
need
to
so.
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B
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B
A
The
one
nice
thing
about
the
snow
ordinance
is
that
it's
it's
always
in
place
when
two
inches
of
snow
falls
on
c
streets,
but
the
other
thing
that
we
ask
people
who
are
not
living
on
snow
routes
is
that
if
they
can
move
their
car,
that's
a
nice
nice
way
to
help
our
snowplow
drivers
as
well.
Absolutely.
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A
B
Yes,
if
you
can
know
where
your
fire
hydrants
are
and
make
sure
that
they're
cleaned
out
it
may
not
be
emergency
for
you.
It
may
be
your
neighbors,
but
sometimes
the
fire
department
needs
to
get
to
those.
So
whatever
you
can
do
to
make
sure
those
are
clean
to
foot
around
them
three
foot
around
them,
whatever
you
can
do
to
make
sure
we
have
room
for
the
fire
department
to
do
their
work
beneficial
as
well
and.
A
B
Remember
to
keep
your
sidewalks
clear
as
well.
Whatever
you
can
do
within
10
daylight
hours
after
the
storm,
we
need
to
have
sidewalks,
clear,
24
foot
width
as
long
as
people
can
do
that
and
slow
down
and
give
us
some
time
to
get
the
streets
cleared
will
be
able
to
continue
to
provide
good
service
to
you.
Some.
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B
Had
over
30
plow
units
out
over
this
weekend
by
the
time
will
be
done.
We
probably
have
48
straight
hours
of
coverage
non-stop
with
those
Powell
units,
so
the
the
crews
and
the
staff
they
put
in
a
lot
of
time
to
try
to
make
the
streets
safe
and
make
everyone,
so
they
can
get
where
they
need
to
go
so
a
little
bit
of
extra
time
plan
ahead,
that'll,
it's
very
beneficial
and.
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A
Justin
I
know
you're
busy.
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
Well
again,
if
you
want
the
latest
information
on
the
city
of
Ames,
you
can
always
check
out
our
website
at
city
of
ames
org,
but
don't
forget
we're
on
social
media.
You
can
find
us
it's
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of
ames
on
facebook
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of
ames
on
twitter
also
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police
on
facebook
and
twitter
as
well.
Well,
that's
our
show
for
today,
thanks
for
watching
and
tune
in
next
week
for
this
week
in
Ames.