Tree cutting fires up opposition
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- April
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Maureen O’Neill didn’t consider herself an environmentalist and kept out of public affairs until about a month ago, when a group of trees were cut in her backyard. Since then she’s been one of the key residents who have railed against Orange and Rockland Utilities’ tree removal program.
It’s been that kind of issue. The tree cutting program is one of those hot-button topics that comes along once in a while and really rivets a community and gets people to organize, write letters and call the newspaper. I’ve been getting calls from residents for the past several weeks.
Case in point: Last night 100 people filled a room at Orangetown Town Hall trying to get their voices heard at a community forum about the tree cutting. The crowd was so big it spilled out into the hall. Here is the related story.
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