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Trees back on county supervisors' agenda

Original post made on Sep 19, 2016

San Mateo County's Board of Supervisors will consider tightening up the county's tree regulations when the board meets Tuesday morning, Sept. 20. The changes come in response to a plea by Menlo Oaks residents who said their neighborhood's trees are disappearing at an alarming rate.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, September 19, 2016, 2:23 PM

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Posted by Menlo Park Resident
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Sep 19, 2016 at 11:33 pm

The city government should conduct a lottery to where 20% of the current homeowners will have their houses demolished in order to restore those properties to pristine forest lands. If they don't want their houses demolished they could pay an in-lieu reparation that will be used to plant trees elsewhere. After all, it is the current housing stock and development from the 1950's-70's that destroyed most of the trees. These homeowners need to pay.


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