The house across from me was bulldozed the other day to build a house almost 10,000-square-feet in size.
They took out all the trees.
All day I’ve been watching the birds come looking for their nests.
The landowner, the developer, and the city and council that allowed this to happen are all murders.
The baby birds have just hatched and their parents were powerless to protect them. I’ve seen them come with food in their beaks and fly around confused.
They are running around on the ground looking for their families. Why were they allowed to take out trees during nesting season?
As for the size of the house, does the family that owns this land need a house just under 10,000-square-feet? Absolutely not.
They have no interest in farming the land; they’re building a barn for stables and horses. This gives them farm status and lower taxes, and with all the trees cut down everyone who drives by will see their wealth. This is farmland and it is ours to protect, like the birds who were trying to protect their young.
Council needs to wake up and realize they are being taken advantage of by people with money and, possibly, power. Get some backbone and stop the development of large houses as other municipalities have.
Show good stewardship and protect farmland for future generations.
Laura-Leah Shaw
Richmond
