http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/home/ http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_127 I prefer Option 2 as I do not regard the Oak trees as significant in relation to the Queens gardens, and I believe it would be a tragedy if the Suter development did not proceed. I love trees and in general hate to see them altered or removed but I am sure the redevelopment and future landscaping will enhance the gardens and the Suter. Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:18:23 +1300 Robin Fullmer http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_127?v= http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_126 For the safety of the structure, the contents and the people who use the Suter gallery and cafe the oak trees should be lopped at the very least. As they have grown many trunks the result of lopping would not be pretty. As they are not in Queens Gardens the decision to remove them should favour the wishes of the Suter Gallery stakeholders rather than the Queens Garden protectors. I am a great admirer and will circuit the gardens not less than 4 times a week. I revel in the trees we have around Nelson native and deciduous. I believe character and beauty can come from a range of natural and constructed environment. If chopping down 2 trees is considered a disaster then we do not have sufficient trees. As long as we plant at least one tree for every one that is removed our great grandchildren will be proud of us. I do hope those that are protecting the oaks in question do not have a guilty conscience in the event of any injuries caused when a trunk falls through the roof of the gallery/cafe! Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:49:02 +1300 Angu McNeill http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_126?v= http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_125 It is sad to see any great trees felled, but we have to be realistic in many cases, and this is one of them. So, option 2 is the corerct one in my opinion. Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:06:37 +1300 Don Grant http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_125?v= http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_124 We favour Option 2: Remove the oaks and redevelop the Suter Art Gallery into a facility that will serve Nelson well into the future. Some of our reasons for favouring Option 2 are: 1. Trees are renewable. . They have a limited life span. 2. Oaks are not native trees. 3. Trees soak up (sequester) carbon dioxide, thus helping to reduce climate change. However, they stop doing that when they reach maturity. The oaks on Suter land are mature and have thus stopped sequestering carbon dioxide. 4. When the oaks are removed, they should be replaced by at least two young trees, preferably native ones, in this case in a different locality. Such new trees will be able to sequester carbon dioxide for a long time to come. 5. The carbon sequestered in the old, mature oaks, should be preserved by not burning the wood. The wood should be donated to wood carvers/sculptors in the Nelson area for being converted into works of art. In the future an exhibition could be held of the art works created from the oak trees. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:08:09 +1300 Dr & Mrs G.J. van der Lingen http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_124?v= http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_123 I have waited so long to see the Suter Gallery upgraded that I would hate to see progress delayed any further. So, if the oak trees have to go that is a price we will have to pay. I would suggest that one be offered to a sculptor to prepare a work to be displayed in the garden and the other passed to the NMIT furniture-making tutors to prepare seating for the gallery. Then two more oak trees from amongst those springing up around the present massive trunks should be planted in a sensible location to mark the jubilees of both Queen Victoria and Elizabeth. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:40:53 +1300 Christopher A Watson http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_123?v= http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_122 I am not in favour of removing the two oak trees. I am not in favour of taking any more greenery to make way for an extension of building The Suter can be upgraded within the existing dimensions. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:18:11 +1300 Christine Grove http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_122?v= http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_121 There is no doubt in my mind that the two oak trees in question have to go. They are both on Suter Gallery land and the gallery which is Internationally recognised and is an iconic part of Nelson's heritage, needs to be urgently re-furbished. Some of the wood from the trees could possibly be utilised in the restored structure, either as flooring or furniture. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:59:22 +1300 Carl Anson http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_121?v= http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_120 The trees should be removed as the need to upgrade the Suter is now urgent. To leave the development until the trees have decayed and die means the Suter will also decay and die. The alternative of taking land from Albion Square has too many issues, like Iwi claims and DOC lack of interest in the issue, for that to be a timely option. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:31:05 +1300 Alan Harwood http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_120?v= http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_119 I support the removal of the oak trees to enable the Suter to be developed into a gallery we can be proud of in the future. The wood will be fantastic for some of our talented wood-turners to create something of significance to celebrate the trees for longevity. Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:26:44 +1300 Shayne Boyce http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_119?v= http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_118 We do not support cutting down the beautiful old oak trees. The design of the Suter should have taken these trees into consideration - what happened? Natural beauty is just as important as man-made beauty. Please keep the trees. Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:31:58 +1300 Debra and Grant Parkins http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/queen-s-gardens-landscape-plan/#PageComment_118?v=