Darien Times Polls on Noroton Hts Fix
June 18, 2009
The Darien Times Website has a feature article on the hold-ups of the Baker Park flood mitigation for Heights Road. There’s also a survey asking whether 100 year old trees should be removed for flood control. The overwhelming answer today is to save the trees. We anticipate that those who choose trees aren’t choosing them over people. I’m sure our tree loving neighbors will be there to help the Heights Rd shops schlog their wet inventory to dumpsters after the next flooding. If you’re advocating continued flood damage, then you need to be willing to put your money, time, and back muscles into the clean up and continued losses.
June 19, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Cutting down trees releases CO2, a greenhouse gas which contributes to global warming. Save the trees.
Condemn the low lying properties on Heights road and plant more trees there!
June 20, 2009 at 11:32 am
The PDF on the town website shows the flooding bldgs to be worth several million. The would have to buy them to condemn them. The town will never do what’s right when there’s a cheaper solution. The trees will be replanted. If you would like to save the trees Evonne Klein will probably suggest you do the fundraising to buy the bldgs and then manage the land in trust.