A developer has accepted responsibility for trees being cut during clearing operations for the Vista In Ryders Ridge subdivision immediately south of Ryders Ridge.
At their meeting May 13, Sylvan Lake councillors received a report for information about the incident.
The town’s recreation, parks and culture department staff met with the developer “and they are fully accepting of the responsibility for the removal of all trees identified as being unnecessarily removed,” according to a report by Ron Lebsack, director of leisure and protective services.
A certified arborist was contracted and put the value of the 14 trees cut down at the extreme east end of the old rail line pathway just before Highway 20 at $25,392.50.
That’s the average of figures arrived at by using two different methods of calculation.
Town staff will be working with the developer to recover compensation for the trees.