{"id":2134,"date":"2012-05-15T23:47:56","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T06:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=2134"},"modified":"2012-05-15T23:47:56","modified_gmt":"2012-05-16T06:47:56","slug":"sun-sustainability-committee-initiates-no-tree-left-behind-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=2134","title":{"rendered":"SUN Sustainability Committee Initiates \u201cNo Tree Left Behind\u201d Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\nIn a somewhat controversial new initiative, the SUN Sustainability Committee voted 5 to 4 in favor of the \u201cNo Tree Left Behind\u201d program. \u201cWe were seeing all of these trees in the different Stapleton Neighborhoods that did not appear to be getting the proper attention,\u201d says Sustainability Chair Lauren Parker. \u201cJust because the tree does not have owners who care, does not mean the neighborhood shouldn\u2019t be responsible to keep them growing and strong.\u201d\nThe initiative has drawn a lot of heat because each of the different Stapleton boroughs must now pass a quarterly tree inspection where a certain percentage of trees are deemed \u201chealthy\u201d by the Arbor Commission. If they do not pass the inspection, the neighborhood will no longer receive MCA funding for its parks, pools, and general upkeep.\n\n\u201cSo, just because a resident three streets over doesn\u2019t take care of his trees, the whole neighborhood can be responsible for it,\u201d says angry North Central Park resident Tom Stevens. \u201cEven worse, we have no idea what the commission is going to consider \u2018healthy.\u2019\u201d\nLauren Parker is strong in her defense of the program. \u201cNot everyone has the exact same green thumb. Those with greater green thumbs need to help out those with not so green thumbs. All the trees are worth saving, and I am appalled when people think otherwise. Whitney Houston said it best when she said that trees are our future.\u201d\nMany residents are appealing the new initiative to the SUN Oversight committee in an attempt to have it thrown out as \u201cunconstitutional in regards to the Stapleton Constitution.\u201d \u201cWhy should I be responsible to walk around and help everyone else\u2019s trees?\u201d asks Stevens. \u201cI have enough on my plate trying to keep my trees healthy.\u201d If the initiative stands, the first inspections are planned for late this fall.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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