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OldManTime 05-27-2014 01:16 PM
Save the trees-Move the Road
 
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 05-27-2014 01:22 PM
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 05-27-2014 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by DougB (Post 883895)
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 05-27-2014 03:10 PM
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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 05-27-2014 05:23 PM
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 05-27-2014 07:17 PM
Widen the road, put guard rails up to protect the trees.A boulevard.

Wiserbud47 05-28-2014 02:45 AM
Saved
 
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 05-28-2014 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Wiserbud47 (Post 884147)
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 05-28-2014 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by DougB (Post 883895)
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 05-28-2014 07:34 AM
Delayed is all they did
 
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Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee (Post 884152)
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 05-28-2014 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by justjim (Post 884200)
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 05-28-2014 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Rango (Post 884157)
Probably few. The Villages land was probably watermelon fields
mostly hay fields and some old citrus groves

eremite06 05-28-2014 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Rango (Post 884157)
Probably few. The Villages land was probably watermelon fields
It was mostly cattle land. Save the trees!

blaZen 05-28-2014 01:18 PM
Baseball Bats
 
What kinda' wood do they make baseball bats out of. Bet those two trees would make a bunch.

DougB 05-28-2014 01:19 PM
So it was watermelon fields, citrus groves, hay fields, cattle land. Guess everything but trees. Must have been some unhappy dogs here long ago.


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