Tree Lover Survived Falling Tree During Hurricane Sandy
Local activist was an inch from serious injury or death during Hurricane Sandy.
Considering a tree nearly killed George Pitts on Oct. 29, it is surprising that he still backs a tree preservation ordinance for Wyckoff. During Hurricane Sandy, a neighbor’s oak tree fell into the room in which Pitts was resting in his Terrace Heights home. “We have lots of trees in the front,” said Pitts. “I never even considered this tree in my neighbor’s yard to be a threat.” Both he and his wife, Barbara Lee, were reading by candlelight in their bedroom, a room they considered safe from trees in the front yard. Lee had briefly gotten up for a drink, when the howling outside rose to a roar and suddenly the book he was reading was knocked clear out of his hand. He looked down at his now empty hand to discover it was bleeding and there …
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Gary Rabinowitz
2:55 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Appreciate all you do in the community, George Pitts. Thankfully yours was just a close encounter. Regarding that tree ordinance, while I agree with you on the aesthetic merits of trees in Wyckoff, my initial reaction is that I would have a hard time supporting a law that would inhibit a homeowner from cutting down trees one fears pose a threat to property or life. Admittedly, I'm ignorant on … more ›