BRIGANTINE Dunes.......
Love the first line...... (But one of those owners said that the trees were taken down because they were a non-native species that pushes out other vegetation and sheds needles) More Future Pine Barren plant removers.
But one of those owners said that the trees were taken down because they were a non-native species that pushes out other vegetation and sheds needles that can become fire hazards — which led at least one other shore town to remove them entirely. The owner also says that they paid for removal themselves after getting a permit from the city.
The Japanese black pines were planted there years ago by volunteers with the Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County, said nearby resident and Brigantine Taxpayers Association member Anne Phillips.
“The evidence indicates that the sole motive for cutting down the (trees) was to enable the nearby private property owners to see the ocean from their decks,” Phillips said in a statement. “It appears they assumed they had such a ‘right’ because they are taxpayers. What about the rights of the rest of Brigantine’s taxpayers and the public interest in protecting our island’s dunes and maintaining the useful and eye-pleasing benefits (including shade) of these trees?”
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/...cle_6a9834c8-cedf-11e1-a732-001a4bcf887a.html
Love the first line...... (But one of those owners said that the trees were taken down because they were a non-native species that pushes out other vegetation and sheds needles) More Future Pine Barren plant removers.
But one of those owners said that the trees were taken down because they were a non-native species that pushes out other vegetation and sheds needles that can become fire hazards — which led at least one other shore town to remove them entirely. The owner also says that they paid for removal themselves after getting a permit from the city.
The Japanese black pines were planted there years ago by volunteers with the Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County, said nearby resident and Brigantine Taxpayers Association member Anne Phillips.
“The evidence indicates that the sole motive for cutting down the (trees) was to enable the nearby private property owners to see the ocean from their decks,” Phillips said in a statement. “It appears they assumed they had such a ‘right’ because they are taxpayers. What about the rights of the rest of Brigantine’s taxpayers and the public interest in protecting our island’s dunes and maintaining the useful and eye-pleasing benefits (including shade) of these trees?”
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/...cle_6a9834c8-cedf-11e1-a732-001a4bcf887a.html
