An declared tree mischief-maker has actually been charged by council of getting on a rampage to protect unblocked ocean-front sights and has actually been advised electronic cameras might currently be made use of to capture them out.
Nearly 60 trees have actually been vandalised in the last couple of years in the City of Joondalup, north of Perth, and Mayor Albert Jacob thinks one specific “idiotic” person has actually been doing their finest to protect sea sights in Ocean Reef, tracking in the “dead of night” with a saw, Perth Now records.
However, complying with an objection from citizens after 19 trees were vandalised in the last month, it appears the council and neighborhood mean to collaborate to capture the awesome.
“We have mobile camera options, we have fixed camera options. I’m not saying that we’re doing that and I wouldn’t announce it if we were doing it either,” Jacob informed radio terminal 6PR. “We clearly have a lot of local support… so you have the passive surveillance support of neighbours
“Make indisputable if we capture a person doing this, we will certainly prosecute them,” he said, explaining they could face a fine of at least $5,000 and possible criminal damage charges. Yahoo News has reached out to the City of Joondalup for comment.
Tree vandal’s misguided behaviour branded ‘idiotic’
The offender has reportedly not discriminated against the species of tree they have targeted, meaning many that have been damaged even though they wouldn’t have grown tall enough to obstruct views anyway.
“It’s an idiot, such an idiot, that they’re cutting down small trees when there’s big trees further down the hill that are already mature, and going to block your view out more than the ones we’re planting, mate,” Jacob said.
Not the first council to turn on cameras for tree vandalism
If the City of Joondalup turns to CCTV to catch out the tree vandal it wouldn’t be the first council to do it — with another Perth council doing so last year.
The City of Perth caught a man ripping out newly planted trees along a city street in CBD, leaving chaos in his wake at a redevelopment project site. Basil Zempilas, Perth’s Lord Mayor at the time, branded the behaviour “selfish, irresponsible [and] ridiculous” and estimated the damage would amount to more than $100,000 to fix.
caas-jump-link-heading”>A vandal was filmed damaging every newly planted tree on Roe Street in Perth city centre last year. Source: 7News
Councils across the country are contending with the ongoing issue of tree vandalism, particularly in areas where nearby housing has ocean views. In an attempt to curb the behaviour of damaging vegetation and nature strips, councils have started to erect large signs where the trees once stood — calling out the behaviour and indicating the efforts to illegally remove trees for a view are futile.
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