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Fallen Tree Leaves Seaview Ct. Homeowner Out On A Limb
When lightning, wind and rain wreaked havoc throughout the area a couple of weeks ago, Mrs. Annamarie Blackwood, the owner of a house on Seaview Court, must have felt Mother Nature was angry at just her, since she was the only one on the block to have a tree thrown over and toppled directly in front her house. Thankfully, no one was injured and it didn't appear that any particular sections of the house itself were damaged - but the tree, which had been planted in front of her house and had wide, leafy branches providing a nice degree of shade on a sunny day, had spread its leafy arms for the last time. The wind, or lightning, shattered it, knocking it into Mrs. Blackwood's yard, blocking the driveway and part of the sidewalk. It was no longer a tribute to the elements that had betrayed it. A few days after the heavy rains stopped, the Fire Department came along with their saws and axes and cut off whatever offending branches that might have been sticking out blocking pedestrian and vehicular traffic and making at least a utilitarian pathway so someone could enter the home. As the FDNY is supposed to do, they left the branches and trunk for the Parks Dept. to haul away or, at least, clean up. The woman promptly called the Parks Dept. people, who said someone would be there to take care of it "within 30 days." "Please hurry. I can't really wait that long," Mrs. Blackwood said. "It's blocking my driveway and I can hardly get out of the house or walk on the front walk." She told them that part of the tree was still leaning against the fencing in front of her house and that it could be a danger to people passing by. When told "30 days is the best we can do at this point," by the Parks Dept., Mrs. Blackwood decided to 1) call the Canarsie Courier to ask for any help we could give, and 2) call the city's Forestry Department to ask for any help they could give. That was the one. The Forestry people promised they would make the job a priority - sticks, branches and trunk - Mrs. Blackwood said. And, by early yesterday, they city came through and the tree - sticks, branches, etc. - became sawdust. If only Mrs. Blackwood worked for the city maybe some of that bureaucracy would be ground into sawdust too.
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