THE Ross Community Sports Club (RCSC), Veterans Cricket Tasmania and concerned residents are looking for a compromise on the proposed felling of old pine trees along the perimeter of the recreation ground.
A survey was circulated by the RCSC following a request by Veterans Cricket Tasmania, which is the major user of the ground, to remove two pine trees on the Park Street side plus a cluster of pine trees in the southwestern corner which they consider to be unkempt and unattractive.
The macrocarpa trees at the main entrance were not considered for removal and those that are will be replaced with new trees as part of the Queen’s Jubilee Tree Planting Project.
At the RCSC meeting on Wednesday night the results of the survey were presented to the committee for consideration but have not yet been made public.
The committee will consider the feedback and that from the Tasmanian Heritage Council before making a decision on the future of the trees.
Self-confessed tree lover and Ross local Anthony Thorogood discovered that the pine trees were planted back in 1925 by 80 children from the Ross School to celebrate the state’s sesquicente- nary.
He has been leading a bid to have the trees left untouched and invited residents to take a walk.