The Wild West of Brookline.
By Jim Conley • May 3rd, 2008 • Email This Post to a Friend •
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Here we go again with more St. Aidan’s nonsense.
Remember how the Town of Brookline and the Boston Archdiocese agreed to protect the copper beech tree at the site of the housing project they are building? And remember, as the result of a conservation and preservation easement, the developers erected a fence around the tree and said they would impose a $5 thousand fine each time someone from the construction crew crossed into the fenced-in area [see easement beginning on page 48]?
Remember that?
Well, according to a project update sent to residents by Brookline’s Housing Director Fran “The Snitch” Price, the developer has:
“With the Town arborist’s approval, the fence along the north side of the tree protection zone was temporarily relocated to accommodate pile drilling. The fence will be returned to its current location upon the completion of pile drilling and backfilling in this area.
With the Town arborist’s approval, branch trimming of the copper beech will occur on Monday to accommodate the pile drilling.”
Folks, that means that the contractor is drilling into the root system (beech trees have a wide root system, so trimming the canopy to drill means getting in the roots). But the Archdiocese agreed that they would stay away from the roots.
And the fence they’ve put up to protect the tree? It’s been temporarily relocated. Problem solved.
Oh, and the town’s arborist approves of the plan? Let’s see how long the town’s arborist keeps his job should he not approve.
Every day, Brookline looks more and more like a lawless frontier town. Brookline town government will agree to anything, because they don’t plan to comply with their agreements. The Brookline override campaign—financed by town officials—is an exercise in flouting election laws [more on that later]. And town hall cronies are engineering the taking of a neighbors’ property (with the town’s arborist involved) in full view of our so called legislative body.
We know how the frontier towns ended up. Hope you like sage brush.
Jim Conley is publisher of On Brookline.
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THE EVIL OF MONEY GETS AT THE ROOTS
If only the copper beech tree could talk. Some of us worked hard to save the Weeping Willows in the Sanctuary at Hall’s Pond when the swamp was being created. We were sucessful. A trip to Amory Park will demonstrate the value of our efforts. Is the Town’s arborist prepared to go out on a limb and guarantee that the procedure he approval will not result in damage to the copper beech tree? Now if he is wrong, ….