In April, Gossips reported that two trees in Courthouse Square were in jeopardy. In an effort to enlist their aid in protecting the trees, Peter Meyer told the Conservation Advisory Council that the plan then being proposed, to run powerlines along Partition Street for the EV chargers to be installed in the courthouse parking lot, would impact two heritage trees in Courthouse Square. Those two trees appear straight ahead in the photograph below.
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| Photo: Peter Meyer |
The tree on the left was to be extensively trimmed; the tree on the right would be removed.
This morning, Meyer reported some good news. Waking to the sound of a chainsaw and a wood chipper, Meyer went out to investigate. The workers on the site assured him that they were "only taking off the dead branches."
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| Photo: Peter Meyer |
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| Photo: Peter Meyer |
Regarding the EV chargers, the word is the plan to install them in the courthouse parking lot is on hold for now.
COPYRIGHT 2025 CAROLE OSTERINK
The important thing here, Carole, is the County committing to caring for the trees in the park by trimming them. It was not just saving one tree from the ax, which was accomplished by neighbor lobbying and the intervention of Assemblywoman Didi Barrett.
ReplyDeleteThe trimming today was a parkwide effort (some 12 spectacular trees) to prolong the life of significant heritage trees. --peter meyer
And a big thank you to Brian McDonald, County Facilities Manager, for making it happen. --pm
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