Following the publication in Chai Pa about the appeal to the Carmelia Committee to prevent the felling of the old eucalyptus tree, a message was received on behalf of the Haifa Municipality that as of now it has been decided to stop the intention to damage the tree.
Haifa Municipality's response regarding the cutting down of the tree
(live here in the wild) - Residents who live near the Pinoy Binui project on Boaz Street 4, are protesting the intention to cut down a tree that is more than 100 years old in order to build the project. The Carmelia neighborhood committee appealed to the Haifa municipality claiming that the appeals committee determined that the special tree must be preserved and that it has historical value, protesting the intention to damage such an old tree in order to enable an urban renewal project.
"immediately stop the works"
The Carmelia council, as mentioned, turned to the municipality in order to prevent the felling of the tree and asked to stop the work on the site. "We learned that the huge 100-year-old eucalyptus tree is going to be cut down, despite a clear decision by the appeal committee, that the aforementioned tree must be preserved. Allegedly, it seems that all the instructions of the appeal committee were not implemented. According to section 71 of the attached decision dated 21/07/2022, it must be ensured that no damage will be caused to the trees designated for preservation."
The appeal committee document - for your reference:
"A crime against the residents of Haifa"
According to the committee, the tree stands in the corner of the lot and does not interfere with the construction process. "The work on the site should be stopped until the matters are clarified beyond reasonable doubt. A home inspection should be done regarding the felling permits and the implementation of the provisions of the law. The light hand with which trees can be felled in the city of Haifa without examining significant alternatives on behalf of the developer and the municipality is scandalous and constitutes a crime against the residents of Haifa."
"The tree has been with us for decades, it must not be harmed"
"I've known the tree since I was a child, because I've lived in the neighborhood for a very long time," says one of the neighbors, who lives in a nearby building, "On a personal level, it's a tree that makes my eyes go green. I live very close to this tree, and I've really enjoyed this tree for a very long time years. I don't understand how you can damage such a tree."
The municipality's response:
In every construction project, the municipality of Haifa makes every effort to maintain the city's green appearance, with an emphasis on the street frontage and the bordering lots.
Regarding the tree on Boaz Street 4 - according to the decision of the appeals committee, it cannot be preserved since it is within building lines.
It should be noted that three trees were preserved on the edge of the plot in question, and in addition, massive replacement planting is planned for the site.
The Carmel neighborhoods - Eqab Tama 38 addition 10,000 vehicles.
Exiting and entering the neighborhoods - 15-20 minutes during heavy rush hour due to the schools and the wild addition of vehicles.
Adding ramps to the coastal road - will increase the loads of the West Haifa neighborhoods to the Carmel and from all the Carmel and Kiryat through the Haifa neighborhoods.
What will happen is the blocking of the neighborhoods for many hours every day, huge traffic jams at the exit to Huadiot roads (even 20 minutes just like Moriah)
And the destruction of the green fields instead of transferring the public to public transportation!!
Any additional road from the Carmel to the western neighborhoods of the Carmel Coast must be a bus road only and private vehicles must not be allowed to go up or down in order to move the entire population to public transportation as first and absolute priority over the private vehicle and over the destruction of the neighborhoods cutting down trees and gardens for more and more parking lots. Enough, you have destroyed enough!!!
I remember how in my youth the ancient and wonderful tree was uprooted on Palmach Street in the old Romema, probably to build in its place a small and insignificant concrete square at the intersection. To this day it hurts my heart to pass there
Alternative planting is a joke. The tree is not in the area of the building, the building is about to run over the tree and the Haifa municipality as usual "checks" and does surveys but surrenders to the contractors
TMA 38 destroyed most of the streets of Carmelia
It is simply impossible to live in the disgust of the soul that we have built in the streets of the neighborhood
without any reference to density. to view to the infrastructure. to the air for building styles and the green environment
Huge cubes 7 or 8 ugly floors. Instead of gardens, you only get a sealed wall with parking lot entrances at sidewalk level.
Rachel Street looks like one big dump of rampant contractors with atomic ugliness 8-9 floors and continue to destroy.
Definitely, a crime. Destruction of color and an unbearable burden on the residents of the neighborhood. In the absence of suitable infrastructure.
A triple combination of greed. The tenants, the contractors and especially the municipality.
Instead of rehabilitating disintegrating neighborhoods that have been neglected for years, the affluent neighborhoods are "rehabilitated" and property taxes of type A are added to the municipal coffers.
"Massive planting" of young trees that will take years to grow. And most of the time withers from dryness. How can you compare an ancient tree with a seedling? Like really, it's hard to change the lines……oh
I suggest holding a demonstration near the city hall because we are tired of everything that decides to destroy nature for the sake of money. Let's shake in a demonstration. We must not be silent
I'm tired of destroying nature for the sake of money, come on, this dictatorial policy will fly already, I'm tired of nature haters for money
There is no problem with felling eucalyptus trees, this is not a natural tree here, but an immigrant brought to Israel. That's not enough, it's a falling tree that could endanger people, even in the center of the tours they warn and forbid staying under the eucalyptus trees. By the way, who said he was 100 years old?
You can take down and plant other local trees that will also blend in with the Haifa landscape, from oaks to carobs.
By the way, don't destroy the tree. Disgusting. Bloodthirsty contractors. Greedy. They are only interested in the amount of money. Their mother will be ripped off for a few more bills. Zero respect for the environment. Dear tree, hold on.
This is a eucalyptus, it is a very dangerous tree, you must not sit under it because it can damage a branch, especially since it is old
We need to respect such trees and explain to the public that there are more important things than money! Cutting down such a tree is against the law!
It is interesting that the municipality says that the appeal board decided in favor of the contractor, while the residents say the opposite
A municipality that raises pigs and cuts down trees, perpetuates the swine future and destroys the glorious past. Pigs, did we say?
The municipality is in the habit of damaging trees according to its will and contrary to any law. In the building where I live, there were 3 trees several decades old, in the square in front of the building. When the municipality decided to renovate here, it uprooted a garden that existed in front of the house and you removed the trees for no reason. When I asked to know why they cut down live and healthy trees, the municipality claimed that the trees were diseased. Coincidentally, I am a biologist by profession and can testify that the trees were perfectly healthy but did not fit the plans of the municipality on the spot.
This municipality only knows how to destroy. Nahal Saadia, trees and nature are not at the top of the mayor's mind. Very sad!
The mayor of Kalish, the so-called architect that the lady is proud of, is found as a mother to destroy every good part of this city, one thing that interests her is that she is shooting at the pigs and not at the beautiful natural values that surround our beautiful Haifa, filthy streets, cars going wild at night in her space, apparently she sleeps well
Trees contribute a lot to the quality of the environment and climate regulation. They are very important. It's a shame that all the real estate moguls are only interested in money.
A correct and fair response from the Haifa Municipality
I call on the residents of Haifa to unite into a collective lawsuit in order to prevent the current mayor from making significant decisions until the end of her term. The lady is not even able to conduct a council meeting properly, therefore it would be wrong to allow her to create irreversible facts such as the aforementioned cutting down of the tree
For every tree that is cut down, 10 trees must be planted. The lack of awareness of nature and the need for green areas is glaring in Haifa. And sorry, that's not true - no efforts are made to maintain the balance of the city's green.
There is no respect for trees that were planted by the sweat of their noses many years ago. And from the first intention to forest the Carmel. The trees are not respected even if they are not always comfortable and disturbing.
Once the students were taught that human life is from the tree.
The tree planned for recognition is one of the symbols of Carmelia.
Throwing it at a public that rejects people who are not always comfortable to be around.
All the eucalyptus trees in the country should be cut down, no matter the age, from the beginning they were planted as an act of kindness.
You are confused with the dangerous pines!
who do not allow mining and want thousands of shekels to fine the owners of the plots.
In the last less than a year, the municipality of Haifa has cut down about 10 trees, perhaps more than a hundred years old, in Garden Mania. As for the opposing neighbors, you live in a neighborhood that I remember the fields empty of buildings many years before you were born, now you live in a place that used to be nature, but you don't allow the contractor to build there, you are rude.
We wanted to cut down trees in our garden that are preventing us from building a parking lot, but the municipality does not allow it
Why is the contractor allowed to damage a tree that is not his and we are not allowed trees that grow in our garden by the way there are bats on them apropos Corona
You should place a camera towards the tree because there is a chance that the contractor will end his life in an unnatural way and then it will be too late.
In short, who received a fat envelope to confirm?