"I just spotted something that might be worthy of a BRO report. I just drove by the NYSDEC building on Michigan and Seneca and they filled in three tree pits with concrete! In front of the DEC building! Is it just me or is that ridiculous?" -TM
After receiving the above email, I headed over to see what was going on, and it was true - three trees missing and replaced with concrete, just like the tree wells at Delta Sonic. It seems that ever since The City canned the City Forrester position, anyone can just go around and dispose of trees. It certainly is easier to take care of concrete than it is to tend a tree. So why is it that there is a concentrated effort being conducted by people to plant trees all over the city, and at the same time we see this type of criminal behavior going completely unchecked... or so it appears. I would think that the Department of Environmental Conservation would opt for trees over concrete?
Earlier today I also noticed that the tree beds on the block to the south of Delta Sonic have also fallen prey to concrete infill. Gee, I really want to shop, live and work in a concrete jungle environment. The building owners must be extremely proud of their new low maintenance environment.
How long are we going to have to wait to get a City forester to prevent boneheads from continuing to fill in tree beds with concrete?
