Protecting The Trees In Port Washington
Schimel and Johnson work together behind the scenes to prevent the unexpected removal of trees from happening again.
Monfort Plaza Shopping Center on Port Washington Blvd. is seemingly barren after the sudden tree removal on July 12 that took the community by surprise. To many, it's still a sore subject. Just ask Sen. Craig Johnson (D-Port Washington). "I'm one of those residents with a very raw feeling about those trees," Johnson said, adding that since his family moved here in 1976, he's watched the trees mature. Johnson and Assemb. Michelle Schimel (D-Great Neck) are working behind the scenes now to see that trees are not chopped down like that again, not just in Port Washington, but across Long Island, Johnson said. "It's my hope to work with the Department of Transportation to ensure that future regulations prevent that." The trees were chopped down…
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Susan Bishop Copeland
6:38 pm on Monday, January 17, 2011
I find it totally appalling that in light of what the town just went through with the removal of trees on Pt. Blvd that our trees are consistently being pruned by "hackers" who need to clear limbs around power lines. Who is watching what they are doing? I observed them for quite a while a few months ago and they seemed to just cut at will. There seems to be no real plan for the way they destroy, … more ›