Save the trees-Move the Road

[OldManTime]

Petitioners will address the Sumter County Commission this evening in an attempt to save two trees from being cut down to make room for road expansion.
The commission meets at 5 p.m. today at Colony Cottage Recreation Center.
The trees in question are located on County Road 121 near Lake Miona.
One of the trees is 116 years old and the other is 126 years old.

Please attend who can, it would be ashame to remove these trees, move the road, or leave it alone!

[DougB]

Gee, wonder how many trees were cut down to build The Villages? A lot were moved in also. Maybe they will relocate them. Maybe not.

[red tail]

Gee, wonder how many trees were cut down to build The Villages? A lot were moved in also. Maybe they will relocate them. Maybe not.

I don't think one can relocate a 126 year old tree!

[Cisco Kid]

They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot

Ooh, bop bop bop, ooh, bop bop bop

These are the trees, only a cart needs to pass , right ?

[justjim]

I have been down this road several times. The trees in the middle of the road are an accident ready to happen. More houses more population growth makes it imperative that these trees be cut down before someone is killed or seriously injured.

I am in favor of saving trees when it makes sense----common sense tells me these need to go! The lives of people are more important than the trees IMHO.

[Gat0r]

Widen the road, put guard rails up to protect the trees.A boulevard.

[Wiserbud47]

The trees have been saved! Thank you from two happy trees and from all of us who want progress but who want to protect our natural beauty when possible. There are other ways to improve this road without taking the trees down. I a very happy the elected officials saw it that way also.

[Madelaine Amee]

The trees have been saved! Thank you from two happy trees and from all of us who want progress but who want to protect our natural beauty when possible. There are other ways to improve this road without taking the trees down. I a very happy the elected officials saw it that way also.

Thanks for posting this GREAT and very smart decision.

[Rango]

Gee, wonder how many trees were cut down to build The Villages? A lot were moved in also. Maybe they will relocate them. Maybe not.

Probably few. The Villages land was probably watermelon fields

[justjim]

Thanks for posting this GREAT and very smart decision.

All they did was delay the decision to cut down the trees. Remember the wall that went up in the middle of night?

Nobody is going to give away their property to build a safe road around the trees. Never mind----our government has a ton of our money to spend. :(

[janmcn]

All they did was delay the decision to cut down the trees. Remember the wall that went up in the middle of night?

Nobody is going to give away their property to build a safe road around the trees. Never mind----our government has a ton of our money to spend. :(


You are correct. The state of Florida had a huge surplus in the budget this year. We'll have to wait until 2015 to see if they budget buying property to save the trees.

[LndLocked]

Probably few. The Villages land was probably watermelon fields

mostly hay fields and some old citrus groves

[eremite06]

Probably few. The Villages land was probably watermelon fields

It was mostly cattle land. Save the trees!

[blaZen]

What kinda' wood do they make baseball bats out of. Bet those two trees would make a bunch.

[DougB]

So it was watermelon fields, citrus groves, hay fields, cattle land. Guess everything but trees. Must have been some unhappy dogs here long ago.

[travelguy]

no one has to 'give up' property for roadway improvements. property owners are compensated, and it is all legal, falling under the umbrella of 'eminent domain'. i am glad that the trees are saved. unfortunately the developer of the villages has already removed quite a few very large trees in the new Villages of Fruitland Park area. the property has very few trees on it as it is, and i do not understand why any existing trees have to be removed.

[justjim]

no one has to 'give up' property for roadway improvements. property owners are compensated, and it is all legal, falling under the umbrella of 'eminent domain'. i am glad that the trees are saved. unfortunately the developer of the villages has already removed quite a few very large trees in the new Villages of Fruitland Park area. the property has very few trees on it as it is, and i do not understand why any existing trees have to be removed.

Sometimes trees do need to be removed for safety reasons. This is the case of the two trees in the middle of the road. Trees are renewable but people aren't. If the trees were not a major safety issue, I would go to any reasonable length to save them.

I like trees as much or more than most, however, that is not the issue here in this particular situation. I will say this one more time and then I have saiid more than enough on this subject.

I have driven down this road several times. The trees are a "time bomb" for a very serious accident. The situation needs action now and not put off to a latter date or until after somebody is seriously injured or killed.

Either cut the trees down or buy the necessary property to fix the road so it is no longer a safety hazard. If it comes down to just two choices, I choose people over trees.