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The waiting game left me little to write about.  Most of my work consisted of detailed drawings and research.  Both of which become incredibly tedious in writing.  But, good news!  Our long wait is over!! All of our permits have been approved and last week we had our pre-construction meeting.  This meeting includes all of the main contractors as well as a representative from the city.  We review each contractor’s role, and discuss the points of the project that require the City’s approval.  We also discuss soil erosion prevention and steps to take to preserve existing trees.  Today we expect to see people on site putting up silt fences and Tree Save, a product used to help protect the trees by creating a highly visible barrier around the canopy of a tree.  This keeps the tree more visible to large equipment operators and helps us keep in mind the main root growth of the tree.  Even if the tree was never actually touched by the equipment, it could be killed by the large equipment compacting the root system.  

Tomorrow or Wednesday we expect to see some large equipment arriving to begin moving dirt and preparing the construction entrance.  After the protection fences are in place and the construction entrance is ready, we will ask the City’s inspector to visit the site and release us for the next step.  After the long wait, we are finally ready to begin, and I can’t tell you how excited I am to begin the process!