Dear Editor:
Having lived in the immediate vicinity of 17th Street and Mathers Avenue for the last 55 years I would like to comment on Jennifer Hildebrandt's (Dec. 7) letter Trees Are - or Were - Part of the View. I ask her to consider: the red cedar and hemlock trees on the two lots (only) facing Mathers Avenue were all second growth. A residence is planned for this property. You cannot have a 24-inch cedar in the middle of your living room.
I have talked with many people in the neighbourhood. They are delighted with the improvement in light and outlook, not to mention the increase in the value of their properties - view equals dollars. Lastly, for those who can recall Typhoon Freda (October 1962), the removal of top-heavy shallow-rooted trees reduces possibility of death and damage that was the result of this natural disaster.
J. R. Thomson
West Vancouver
