Two mature trees growing on public land in 2nd Ave will be felled by order of the Tauranga City Council after complaints from nearby businesses.
The London plane trees growing on the bank that drops down to the industrial section of 2nd Ave West have been the subject of years of complaints from Cantec Services whose recent petition to the council was supported by five other businesses in the area and a family trust.
This week's meeting of the council's strategy and policy committee backed the petitioners, led by Neil Waites of Cantec who wrote that the trees caused serious problems to their premises and businesses.
"We are united in our desire to have these trees removed and put an end to our problems and frustrations. Another issue which has become evident recently is the effects these trees have on people's health."
Mr Waites said he had apparently developed asthma in the last two years. "I have never before had asthma and none of my wider family has asthma."