Needing the facts!
I have to say that upon hearing about the vote at the last council meeting, I couldn't believe that a vote could pass for the TOTAL removal of the tree line in front of Beechwood Road/Orchid Place. Prehaps someone could explain to me where you found someone willing to do this removal and ''re-landscape'' for the sum of 20,000.00+ dollars. Does that include new trees in place of the ones that took fifty plus years to grow there. What about stump removal? Will there be a new fence line behind the landscaping to replace the various types of fencing that already exist? I also noticed that there are three or four houses in the Orchid Place subdivision that are currently for sale. How is this plowing down of the trees and replanting of low-grade landscaping going to affect their resale value and the value of those on Beechwood Road? It seems to me that the Mayor and Council have a lot of questions to answer that should have been thought through before a vote even took place. It also occurs to me that the residents of W.P. should have been informed on these issues, especially when so much of our budget is being spent. Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't there a special meeting called when the city decided to purchase a vacant house in the neighborhood and transform it into a city hall? My point is this: I feel that as our elected officals we have entrusted in you council and Mayor to be straight forward and honest in rational decisions with the input of the community. Whith that said, when I look at the web site and see only a mention of ''Tree Trimming and Cleanup,'' I trust it as being just that. There was never a mention of TOTAL removal in the minutes of the last meeting or as far as I can tell, in any of the past months' minutes. I agree with the previous post that there was indeed a ''Sneek in Vote''. I would think that anyone with genuine interest and concern for our township would want to inform the residents of such a drastic measure and would welcome the input of the community. I think that this issue definitely should be revisited with the support of our communtiy at the next council meeting and would encourage anyone concerned to do the same.
I have to say that upon hearing about the vote at the last council meeting, I couldn't believe that a vote could pass for the TOTAL removal of the tree line in front of Beechwood Road/Orchid Place. Prehaps someone could explain to me where you found someone willing to do this removal and ''re-landscape'' for the sum of 20,000.00+ dollars. Does that include new trees in place of the ones that took fifty plus years to grow there. What about stump removal? Will there be a new fence line behind the landscaping to replace the various types of fencing that already exist? I also noticed that there are three or four houses in the Orchid Place subdivision that are currently for sale. How is this plowing down of the trees and replanting of low-grade landscaping going to affect their resale value and the value of those on Beechwood Road? It seems to me that the Mayor and Council have a lot of questions to answer that should have been thought through before a vote even took place. It also occurs to me that the residents of W.P. should have been informed on these issues, especially when so much of our budget is being spent. Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't there a special meeting called when the city decided to purchase a vacant house in the neighborhood and transform it into a city hall? My point is this: I feel that as our elected officals we have entrusted in you council and Mayor to be straight forward and honest in rational decisions with the input of the community. Whith that said, when I look at the web site and see only a mention of ''Tree Trimming and Cleanup,'' I trust it as being just that. There was never a mention of TOTAL removal in the minutes of the last meeting or as far as I can tell, in any of the past months' minutes. I agree with the previous post that there was indeed a ''Sneek in Vote''. I would think that anyone with genuine interest and concern for our township would want to inform the residents of such a drastic measure and would welcome the input of the community. I think that this issue definitely should be revisited with the support of our communtiy at the next council meeting and would encourage anyone concerned to do the same.
