http://northrichmondnews.com/news/2008/11/24/it-takes-a-village-to-save-a-tree/1182 Wed, 23 May 2012 14:31:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://northrichmondnews.com/news/2008/11/24/it-takes-a-village-to-save-a-tree/1182#comment-19871 North Richmond News » Mayor Wilder speaks about tree issues - Richmond, Virginia Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:19:57 +0000 http://northrichmondnews.com/news/?p=1182#comment-19871 [...] Shortly after a bit of community drama erupted over city plans to remove a stately tree on Seminary Avenue, Mayor Doug Wilder shared his thoughts on Richmond.com’s “Ask the Mayor” feature: I saw in the paper that the City was cutting down a tree on Seminary Avenue. I thought Council declared that there would be no more tree cuttings until a true tree policy was established? Peggy S. - Northside [...] [...] Shortly after a bit of community drama erupted over city plans to remove a stately tree on Seminary Avenue, Mayor Doug Wilder shared his thoughts on Richmond.com’s “Ask the Mayor” feature: I saw in the paper that the City was cutting down a tree on Seminary Avenue. I thought Council declared that there would be no more tree cuttings until a true tree policy was established? Peggy S. – Northside [...]

]]> http://northrichmondnews.com/news/2008/11/24/it-takes-a-village-to-save-a-tree/1182#comment-18478 Mike Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:14:19 +0000 http://northrichmondnews.com/news/?p=1182#comment-18478 when I moved to Hanes ave in Brookland Park, North Central Park, the park across the street from it had tons of high beautiful trees. After I moved in, the city cut a bunch of them down, saying that they were hazardous. My cousin is in horticulture for Charleston. He came up and looked at the trees before they were removed and said that he didn't see anything wrong other than a little moss that could easily be removed. The trees that are now gone were over 100 years old. No one cared when I called because Brookland Park isn't that affluent yet. when I moved to Hanes ave in Brookland Park, North Central Park, the park across the street from it had tons of high beautiful trees. After I moved in, the city cut a bunch of them down, saying that they were hazardous. My cousin is in horticulture for Charleston. He came up and looked at the trees before they were removed and said that he didn’t see anything wrong other than a little moss that could easily be removed. The trees that are now gone were over 100 years old. No one cared when I called because Brookland Park isn’t that affluent yet.

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