City arborist said the tree was fine and had a lot of life left in it. Arborist just might be a moron.
The top of the tree took out his children’s zipline and the family’s bench swing. Penchan said he is happy it was him and the dog in the backyard and not one of his three children, who may not have recognized the sound.
Penchan said he and his realtor had already asked the city for a permit to remove the tree twice.
“It should have never gotten this far. This was an issue we brought up first in November,” he said.
Penchan and his wife bought the home on Walnut Street at the end of 2014. In November, their real estate agent, John Carminati, with Jones Group, expressed concerns about the tree and filed for a permit to remove the tree. Carminati said the city lost that application.