On Feb 9, 5:02 pm, Kalvin Gore wrote:
The city has ordered me to remove an Oak at the edge of my property
which the local utility claims is too close to their service lines. The
tree is old but healthy. I would guess that the trunk is about 16 feet
in circumference and the trunk is about 31 feet long from the base to
the split. I have heard claims of astronomical prices for quartersawn
oak, and wonder if I could recover the price of a portable sawmill if I
were buy one for this task. Can anyone comment on this?

I'm off to price a woodmizer...

The city order my mother to move her fence so that the street could be
widened. She told them to go to hell and have ignored them since. It
seems to have worked and she guesses they will not widen the road
because there will be too many angry property owners and lawsuits.
You could try ignoring them.