No matter what is going to be put in the space it is tragic
that the so called planners could not find a way to save the stately oak on the hill. It would have provided a beautiful setting of some kind...any kind whether the plan is commercial or residential.
This is a case where clearly the dollars to be gained far out weighed the removal of stately oaks, hundreds of years in the making.
When we lived in SC they were a protected species. I have seen stores like Publix have to modify their footprint to fit in areas where the oaks were.....the parking lot made smaller to assure no taking down of the stately oaks. No one seemed to suffer financially.
There are a lot of things TV does that can be rationalized in one behalf or another....the removal of the oak on the hill is nothing less than STUPID, INCONSIDERATE GREED. A black mark in my once high value of TV for their overall approach.
While after the fact and of no consequence except self satisfaction, I will register my complaint and opinion to Gary and Mark Morse.
I am not a tree hugger, but the removal of stately oaks should be a criminal offense......
btk
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