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Originally Posted by Mrs. Robinson

I blame the "scrape and burn" method on the county, although developers do what's easy and cost effective. They don't care what they take out as long as it's convenient for their "master plan.".

Counties need to have laws that protect these trees and they need to be marked. Developers who take them out anyway, need to be fined heavily and not just a simple slap on the wrist.

Even though trees must be planted in Fruitland Park according to code, the new trees will only have a caliper of, perhaps, 2-3 inches, not unlike a stick.
Once built, Fruitland Park will still look like a wasteland for a number of years until the trees mature.

And I do remember reading that one of the problems with Wildwood is that TV wanted to be exempt from their tree ordinance.