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Page 74 1 you've answered the question. 2 Thank you. 3 THE WITNESS: Okay, good. 4 I could talk forever. 5 (Simultaneous Speaking.) 6 MR. SCOTT: And would you agree, 7 Mr. Linson, that I believe it's your testimony here 8 that the purpose of the ordinance is to maintain the 9 tree canopy overall? Can you hear me? I want to 10 make sure you can hear me. 11 CHAIRMAN NEUER: He can hear you. 12 THE WITNESS: Yeah. 13 Replacing trees is something that we -- 14 we all can do to slow the process of climate change 15 and it just makes good sense, if you're removing a 16 tree, even if it is dead, to replace it with another 17 tree and not -- not just replace it if it's a healthy 18 tree. 19 But, you know, basically the quality of 20 life, we -- we appreciate our trees. 21 We -- you know, we don't always -- 22 always think about it, but, you know, the shade they 23 provide, the wind break they provide, the aesthetics, 24 the quality of life that -- that you enjoy in West 25 Orange, a lot of it has to do with the trees and the