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Page 58 1 closer to Prospect Avenue to run these -- it looks 2 like -- I am speculating that it's -- that it's a 3 water detention facilities, but it seems to me that 4 if they remove closer to Prospect Avenue, should be 5 able to save a number of these trees. 6 VICE CHAIRMAN SCHWARZBAUM: Is that 7 what -- I don't know since I haven't read a report, 8 is that what that -- this -- the -- who's the 9 engineer? Mr. Blanton is going to -- Ms. Blanton is 10 going to testify? 11 MR. TURTELTAUB: Yes, we'll get into 12 some of that testimony. 13 VICE CHAIRMAN SCHWARZBAUM: I guess 14 I'm -- I'm just asking that, while I respect you as 15 an expert, I'm having a difficult time looking at 16 accepting expert testimony without looking at the 17 overall project. 18 And, you know, as you testified, there 19 are circumstances when you can remove trees. 20 Is that correct? 21 THE WITNESS: That's correct. 22 VICE CHAIRMAN SCHWARZBAUM: And there 23 -- you also testified that we have one of the 24 strictest tree replacement ordinances in the state. 25 THE WITNESS: That's true.