Invisible mockery: what a famous businessman did with the trees made even experienced officials cry

The residents couldn’t believe with their own eyes

Just stagnant tree trunks, and no branches. This image was seen by residents of Žvėrynas last week.

After seeing the destroyed trees, the locals did not hide their anger. They wondered if permits were issued for that work, if any, if the site owner actually met all the requirements.

„Falu the alley is now with the owner, “wrote an internet girl. “And it reminds me of gas back chimneys in the concentration camps during the Second World War. Associations are cruel, they smell like death, ”said another woman. “That is not pruning here. It’s just a cut here, “wrote the indignant man.” Rape trees, “the woman did not hide her indignation.

Delphi found a municipality of Vilnius city publicly available on September 12. the text of the permit issued, on private land, Maloniojoje str. 18A, the following works are allowed: “Pruning maples that grow on the side of the street (about 55 and 30 cm in diameter), shaping, thinning and easily easing the crowns; if necessary (for example, to ensure greater insolation), the formation of linden trees that grow in the left corner of the plot (closer to the street) and the thinning of the crowns is possible ”.

Obviously, the work done is very different from what the municipality allowed the landowner. When evaluating the issued permit, the owner did not have the right to leave only tree trunks.

Jaroslav Čaplia, a representative of the Vilnius city municipality, also responded to residents’ complaints. His response was shared by residents of F celluk.

“We pass the information on to the environmental inspectors for their investigation. The permit issued did not allow that “work” to be carried out. The permit clearly states what can be done, and here it amounts to destroying the tree. The owners and the people who have carried out the work will definitely have to take charge of it, ”said the municipality representative.

Environmentalists have launched an investigation

Delphi in turn, he contacted Giedre Čeponyte, advisor to the Municipal Chief Architect of the Municipality, who confirmed that the permit had indeed been issued. But the work done just surprised her.

“The owners of this plot contacted us. Thanks to them for requesting permission from the municipality. They received permission from the municipality to prune these maples. It happened on September 12. The permit text is to allow pruning of maples of the relevant trunk diameter by shaping the crown, easily paralyzing the crown. It is allowed to remove the branches to increase the insolation to the plot. Everything was written very clearly and specifically. We are surprised that the residents, having received such permission, did what they did, ”said G. Čeponytė.

He stressed that the owners and those who did the work will not be able to avoid the fines.

“It is not easy to crown and shape crowns. These are completely cut branches, leaving only the trunks, the trunks. They really couldn’t do that. The Department of the Environment has every right to calculate damage to nature based on the number of damaged trees. They also face an administrative penalty for not doing the work they should have done. The Department of Environmental Protection must now sanction them ”, said the municipal representative.

Arūnas Malinovskis, Head of the Communication Division of the Department of Environmental Protection, on Friday Delphi He said officials had received information about the incident and went to assess the situation at the scene.

“A resident has received a report about this event. It has been registered and the environmental inspectors have moved to the specified place to carry out the investigation,” said A. Malinovskis.

A little later, he provided more information: “The environmentalists have launched an investigation. According to preliminary data, the municipality has issued a pruning permit on 09/12/2020. Permit violations are subject to a fine under the ANK and damages for violation of vital functions. “

Entrepreneur and head of associations

According to the Registry Center data, the 0.938 ha plot in Žvėrynas is managed by Regina Norkuvienė and Andrius Norkus.
The real estate managed by the spouses is located in the territory of immovable cultural values ​​(their protection zone).

Also on the plot is the complete reconstruction of 2010 of 297.68 m2 M. m area of ​​a residential house.

According to data from the Registry Center, the owner of the plot A. Norkus is the owner and president of the council of the public institution sports club “Auksinio varno”, and is also the founder of this institution.

Additionally, A. Norkus is the director of UAB Lendrūnė. He also directs the Associations of Entrepreneurs and Fishing Boats.

According to data from the Registry Center, A. Norkus is a shareholder of UAB Nobaltis.

Owner: such a life

Delphi contacted the owner of the plot and asked him to assess the situation as to why only tree trunks remained.

“Because they are in a state of emergency, the cutters have estimated that they should be cut, but I say: we are trying to revive, maybe they will ever recover. We leave them like that, but as always, bear service is received. We wanted to be better at the same time as always. I understand that if it hadn’t been for them, maybe no one would have paid attention. Now that those deer are on their feet, it seems tragic to us, but we try, we’ll see, maybe in spring they will recover, we’ve filled compost buckets under the roots. If we can revive, we will revive, if not, we will reap, ”said A. Norkus.

He said that the company that pruned the trees offered to cut them completely: “We started calling the pruners, we had agreed with 3 or 4 companies, some in charge, others did not come. I told those who came that there is a permit, take a look and we will fix it to preserve the trees. When they started cutting, I asked them why they were cutting so much. They tell me, look, this branch is dead, this is dead, this is a rotten medium. I asked what to do Whole cut recommended. That’s what I told you that we don’t have permission to cut down completely and that I want to save the trees. It says: your will. That is what they “cheated,” as the Russians say. “

Also, the owner did not hide the fact that everything looks horrible when viewed from the side.

“Because these trees are emergency, the fences have been broken more than once in the wind, they are falling. We also asked the municipality last year to come down, I told them why we have to pay it. The trees read the state, the plot, ours, and when it is driven, we need it. I had asked them to fix it, we have bans, if someone breaks or gets infected, who will take responsibility? They said they didn’t do it, they told them to do it and to fend for themselves. Look, here and 4 electric cables go over the trees, they are those pruners and they say look and wires, and they were already pruned at such a height, he said that not once at this height are they handled, but inside the damaged rotten branches, we fix it to make it look aesthetically pleasing. However, I like going. When I look at it from the side, it’s scary. “

Finally, he considered that if the trees had been cut down by the workers, no one would have noticed them.

“You know what the point is, they would be cut, no one would have noticed, but when they want to do something better, they always have a reprehensible resonance. And did someone come in and delve into why they were isolated and so insecure? Nobody cares. It can convict us of a person very quickly, but no one wants to delve into why this was done. When we planted them 25 years ago, no one came to offer help with the planting. Nobody cares, and now all of a sudden the audience says, look what you did to the trees. We did, but we tried to save them, not cut them. And if we get that, we need to cut, we will replant something different. Perhaps a decorative tree, perhaps something else. What a life. “

Arborist: This is a taunt of the trees

Algis Davenis, Director of the Lithuanian Arboriculture Center, Delphi Upon request, he assessed the situation in Žvėrynas. According to him, this is a typical example of how trees cannot be treated.

“If you are sentimental, it is a mockery of wood. This problem is widespread in Lithuania. Tree pruners, in quotes, do not know the biology and physiology of the tree. Even if the tree was rotten, there were many ways to solve this situation. In this case, even if the plant recovers, it will be seriously injured and condemned to a prolonged death, uncharacteristic of its physiological age, ”said the arborist.

He did not agree with the owner’s position that it was an attempt to preserve rotten trees. According to Daven, even if the trees were rotten, they had to be stored in completely different ways. Leaving wells is not adequate protection for trees.

“I had not seen what those trees looked like before, but this shape is prohibited even in some European countries, because it is the most harmful tree and not everyone can bear such damage. If it recovers, in this way we accelerate its rotting and after 15-20, maybe 50 years, the plant will be dead. Even if you survive, you need a completely different kind of care than what you have been given now. The plant must be cared for and combed every year. And now, imagine if we cut off the hands and feet of a person, maybe even a head, and we say to him: live, “said A. Davenis.

He also claimed that the work had not been done in accordance with the conditions set out in the permit. And in the opinion of the specialist, all responsibility must be assumed by the customer.

“It just came to our attention then. The permit does not state that the tree must be cut down, defeated and left on a log. There is a permit to escape there and that does not mean cutting it down that way. The main culprit is probably the customer who ordered, hired the lumberjacks who cut the trees in economy class. Not to worry, but to cut down trees. All things considered, it’s a completely unprofessional job. I can tell this is a rude, musical job. Probably the job was done by the person you put in the sierra is marching for the first time, ”said the arborist.

A. Davenis pointed out that when choosing mowers, it is very important to evaluate their competition.

“I don’t want to be a judge, but people have been very ugly. Let them hire specialists, there are already people in Lithuania who can do it, not musicians, who can be said to come from the Job Bank, but who are specially prepared to My advice would be simple. They could go to the municipality, she could advise what to hire. And here, as you can see, these works are not expensive, they paid a little, they thought they would win, but in fact they lost, “said A. Davenis.