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Tree hacked down on stormy night rattles neighborhood

Original post made on Mar 5, 2021

It happened on Jan. 27, the night that an atmospheric river triggered a landslide that sent a huge chunk of Highway 1 near Big Sur crumbling into the ocean.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 5, 2021, 10:24 AM

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Posted by Twentse
a resident of Menlo Park: Fair Oaks
on Mar 5, 2021 at 12:35 pm

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Obviously $4,385 is way too low to deter a developer. How about raising fines? If it were $50,000 or $100,000 maybe in the future they'd think twice before doing something so heinous.


Posted by Menlo Voter.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Mar 5, 2021 at 5:25 pm

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Looking at who the developers are I can't say I'm surprised.


Posted by gps
a resident of Las Lomitas School
on Mar 5, 2021 at 6:13 pm

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It's just a tree. Get over it NIMBYs. If you want to punish, force the *the landowner* to take down what has been built or planned and build a single 16 unit condo instead. Better for everyone. Oh, and it should have a courtyard with a fresh sapling planted in it. Trees grow back.


Posted by Menlo Voter.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Mar 6, 2021 at 7:42 am

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gps:

do you have a clue how long it takes an oak tree to get that big?


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