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More realistic plantings.

The town should make an effort to plant more animal friendly trees and shrubs. Why plant a regular tree that doesn’t produce anything but shade when you could put an apple, pine, or oak tree in its place. These trees will provide food/forage for many birds and small mammals making it easier for them to coexist with us.

Hail the developers and stick it to the home owners.

The easy way out for the town is to put the onus on home owners meanwhile developers are allowed to demolish anything in their way whether it be old growth tres , rare trees or old dwellings. Already too many trees have been lost this way. All new houses and developements should be vetted by the planning department in order to save trees of relevance.

Are we serious about our environment?

It is a well known fact that trees help our environment and quality of life.. Trees also provides the unique characteristic of a mature neighbourhood in Newmarket. I hear arguments from some property owners that they have the absolute right to cut down trees and restricting this right infringes on their property rights. If this is true then we should eliminate a majority of laws we have now because they infringe on personal rights over communal rights. I don't think that is how we want to live in Newmarket.It is about time that Newmarket implements a law to protect trees…

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