Long ago, in the Before Times, when the developers of the corporate campus behind my house were still trying to get planning permission to turn five acres of parkland into 82 four-story townhouses, I had an email exchange with a lawyer fronting the project about many of the scores of mature trees they’d destroy.
He assured me that “the canopy will not be affected,” which
meant that they’d rip out/cut down all the trees they could and eventually
plant an approximately equivalent number of saplings. For dealing with county
agencies, that amounts to “the canopy won’t be affected”.
Well, they’ve got eight units completed of their 82, with
framing done on another five or six. All the parkland has literally been paved
and plumbed for the remaining units, and they’re working on the landscaping.
Two months ago I wrote about their allée
of hollies that look fine now, but will never again bear berries unless
they stick a male plant in the vicinity.
And as I was making a tour on Sunday morning (the only day
of the week they don’t have crews out violating the start times), I noticed
that three shrubs right next to the model unit do not have long for this
world.
Wonder how long it’ll take them to replace them?
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