HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/27/2020 Item 8, R. Power
Wilbanks, Megan
From:Roger Power <
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Trees in our city
I am aware that developers believe it is their singular right to cut down mature trees. They cut down
mature and often remarkable specimens of trees that may be hundreds of years old. The developers from
states and even countries other than California do not care, are not concerned, are indifferent to our city,
our history, and our environment.
Do not allow them to cut down trees. Trees benefit everyone, environmentally, scientifically, and they
provide beauty in our town.
If developers from out of California come here to build the usual crap, it is the duty of city government to
protect the interests of residents of SLO. It is your duty. How many half-empty office buildings are
standing in SLO now? If developers build housing, it should not cost $700,000 or the "Low Millions" for a
young family or for the workers who perform critical srvices in our town. They get their fees, they get
their big dollars and they go back to Atlanta, Dallas, or Toronto. They often leave a legacy of shoddy
looking, cookie cutter buildings with life-span of 20 years.
If developers cut down one tree, require them to plant five seedlings of an equal or better species of tree.
Roger Power home owner 867 Humbert Ave. 93401
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