Agreed. Carol Kochmann
On Sat, May 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM Vicky Diadiuk <[email protected]> wrote: > Or even the Lincoln Climate Action Plan? > The latter includes the following statement regarding the preservation of > trees: > NR8: Continue protecting and preserving areas that provide > carbon sequestration, such as forests, wetlands, and meadows. > > After several continuances, on April 22, 2025, the Planning Board approved > with a 4-1 vote, a site review proposal that will cut down at least 137 > mature healthy trees on 3.8 acres to build a driveway and eventually one > house, decimating a living forest & all the creatures that live in it. > The many written & verbal objections by residents were acknowledged but > not addressed, instead choosing to interpret the Town bylaws (17.7 and > 17.7.4) that require preservation of the landscape in its natural state as > meaning that it referred to the landscape "in colonial times"!! > > By refusing to even consider this a waiver-worthy case, 4 members of the > Planning Board have failed to uphold the values of the Town & the trust > placed in them by Townspeople. They have set a devastating precedent. > > If you feel outraged by this development, please speak up- it's time to > restore Lincoln's identity as an environmentally-minded Town. > > Vicky Diadiuk > > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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