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Wednesday, January 10, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Obituary 11 Protecting public trees in Sisters Robert William “Bob” Boyd February 12h 1936 — September 1h 2017 By Jim Cornelius Robert William “Bob” Boyd died Se ptembe r 1, 2017. He was born February 12, 1936 in Long Beach, California. His mother, Louise “Dodi” Kean Boyd raised him and his older brother, Gilbert. His grandfather was the famous Canadian cowboy, filmmaker and writer A.D. Kean, whom Bob spoke of proudly but never met. Bob started his first busi- ness when he was about 10 and continued to be entre- preneurial throughout his life, including starting a suc- cessful commodities firm. Bob loved to tell stories, and one of his favorite lines was, “I was in the mon- key business, you know.” Bob was proud that he helped in the early efforts to wipe out polio through his travels to Asia and the Philippines procuring mon- keys for an early version of the vaccine in the late 1950s. Bob married (and later divorced) Heather Burns and had two sons, Scott and Brad. They settled in Woodside, California, where Bob could live with his horses. Bob’s other loves were beautiful cars (at one time he owned a Mercedes Gullwing, among others), flying his airplanes, music, art and classic Western design. He retired early and Editor moved to Central Oregon with the love of his life Delith Constantini Williams and to be near his very beloved granddaughters, Alex and Jenny. He loved boating with them on Suttle Lake, traveling and see- ing them shine in all their activities. He is survived by sons Scott and Brad, and grand- daughters Alex and Jenny. Bob loved horses. So if you would like to make a donation in memory of Bob, please consider Mustangs to the Rescue, an all-breed horse rescue that supports horses, their own- ers and potential owners with assistance, resources and educational opportuni- ties, improving the lives of horses and people in Central Oregon. 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Sisters Development Code states that: “Written autho- rization by the Community Development Director or designee is required for the removal, major pruning, or planting of public trees or the attachment of seasonal holi- day lights to public trees.” The penalty for “the injury, mutilation, or death of a tree located on city property or the public right-of-way” is that the person responsible must pay for the repair or replace- ment of the tree. Several instances cropped up in recent weeks where trees were topped or cut down in City of Sisters right-of- way without permission. The City’s Urban Forestry Board was poised to address those incidents at its Monday meet- ing, but took the issues off the agenda pending legal review. City Forester Dan Galecki is developing an inventory of all the trees in the City of Sisters right-of-way. He told the board that the total will run to about 2,000 trees. The forester is defining the attri- butes of the various trees and making note of disease and PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS Cutting down “public trees” without City approval is not permitted. The City is reviewing multiple recent incidents involving trees in right-of-way. damage so that the health of the trees can be monitored over time. The database will also include addresses, so that a tree in a particular spot can be referenced if a problem develops. Galecki noted that many trees in town have been dam- aged by Sisters’ large an hun- gry deer population. “That’s hard to control,” he noted. The board is interested in having Galecki expand his inventory to include Sisters’ parks, and possibly ODOT right-of-way as well. “We’re doing work in their right-of-way more and more,” said City Public Works Director Paul Bertagna. He noted that ODOT doesn’t design around trees; the City has to assert their importance in working around them. 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