City Council finally cuts down trees threatening woman's home

City Council finally cuts down trees threatening woman’s home

Jul 16, 2012 News

Sandra Garraway points to the cleared area

The Mayor and City Council has finally made good on its promise to Sandra Garraway to cut down the huge and decaying palm trees near her North East La Penitence home.
The visibly happy Garraway said that she can now sleep better knowing that the agency kept its promise and finally cleared the area that once threatened her safety.
“The excavator came early Thursday morning and cleared the whole area. I’m real happy about it.”
Ms. Garraway noted that even the neighbours are happy about the area being cleared since some of them had also suffered losses due to the big “hovering” trees.
But she is now faced with the issue of being compensated for the damage done to her house when one of the trees fell on it. The woman is claiming over $400,000 in damages and wants City Council to reimburse her.
Last week the woman said that she took an estimated cost of the damages to City Council but was told that Council does not have money to repay her.
She said that she was later told by a councillor that a report has been submitted and a cheque should be approved soon.
Garraway said that she will return again sometime this week while adding that she needs the money to have her house refurbished.
“I need the money to fix up my place properly my home still not safe all my windows are shattered.”
It was about three weeks ago that one of the trees came crashing down on the woman’s home as she slept.
It broke a part of her back fence, damaged her roof, crushed a washing machine and shattered windows.