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Old 09-20-2012, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Serenoa View Post
So...you're saying that if you had an old 40 or 50 year old tree in front of your house that provided lots of shade & aesthetic beauty to your property and one day the city informed you that they were going to cut it down so they could parade a large object past your house.....you would have absolutely no problem with that? All in the name of progress, right?

I tend to believe the overwhelming majority of affected homeowners would NOT be receptive to the idea. If I was ever to become a militant tree-hugger type, this would be the time!
I'd be upset but that wouldn't outweigh my pride that a significant part of mankind's history will be housed in my city. Trees grow and die, history endures forever.
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