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Page 70 1 ordinance in the State of New Jersey, not the 2 strictest. 3 THE WITNESS: Could you rephrase that 4 question just -- 5 MR. SCOTT: Would you say that West 6 Orange has the strongest tree ordinance in New Jersey 7 as opposed to the strictest? 8 THE WITNESS: Okay. Now I see what 9 you're saying. 10 Yeah, I would say it is the strongest. 11 I mean, I only have knowledge of municipalities, you 12 know, north of the Raritan pretty much. 13 But I am the contract forester for 14 several towns and I -- I review tree removal 15 applications for several towns. No municipality that 16 I've worked with has an ordinance that is as 17 encompassing as this one is. 18 MR. SCOTT: Thank you. 19 I think it's a very encompassing and 20 strong ordinance also. 21 Would you say that it is perhaps a role 22 model for the rest of the state? 23 THE WITNESS: Well, I have a little bit 24 of a problem with going down to two-inch diameter 25 trees to be removed. You know, if somebody moves