He told the people of the village that although there is no such thing as ownership of a tree, the temple to the earth god could have rights to the land. He encouraged the people of the village to organize a management committee and to clear up the ownership of the neighboring land so as to prevent something like this from happening again.
縣府綠化人員見村民為樹請命，機不可失，順水推舟，告知村民大樹沒有產權，土地廟卻可以有地籍，鼓勵村民組織管理委員會，把鄰近土地的產權弄清楚，免得以後還有類似事情發生。