Months-long Taranaki tree battle continues
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Encroaching Taranaki trees also a traffic safety issue, district council says
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“The trees are planted on the old fence line, Jason Petersen said. But four months later, the New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) sent them a letter saying the new trees were on road reserve, which is land owned by the council.
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The Petersens said they had moved the fence back very slightly to plant trees, which improved the stability of the bank. The Petersens said they had repeatedly asked the council for documentation setting out their boundary. The survey drawing finally arrived last week – along with a letter giving them a further extension to this Wednesday, April 7, to remove the encroaching trees and part of the fence, or face prosecution.