<div dir="auto">In my Perfect World there would be federal/state community development funds to support use of eminent domain and/or other means to relocate those businesses and create public space (incl permanent farmers mkt/community events site) in that wedge of land btw Town Center and the new development. But that's just me.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 30, 2017 12:06 PM, "adrian limmen" <<a href="mailto:adrianlimmen@gmail.com">adrianlimmen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Pepco loves to cut down some trees don't they? Yes. Agreed. Maybe those buildings can be cleaned up or maybe Pepco will also remove those for us as well?</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 30, 2017 11:40, "Sarah Wayland" <<a href="mailto:sarah.wayland@gmail.com" target="_blank">sarah.wayland@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Sigh. This was discussed for 45 minutes at a recent Town Council Work Session (February?). </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">PEPCO argued that many of the trees were diseased and threatening the nearby very high voltage powerlines. Our Public Works department sadly had to agree. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">There are plans to replant a large number of trees in that area. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">My opinion? Perhaps the now very visible condition of those industrial properties is an opportunity for Code Enforcement.... </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">-Sarah</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-1853009397923796426m_1310545359094811352m_-6388252195301668281gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="1"><font color="#674ea7">Sarah Wayland, Ph.D. | </font><a href="http://www.GuidingExceptionalParents.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">www.GuidingExceptionalParents.<wbr>com</font></a><br><font color="#674ea7">Supporting students with learning differences & their families</font><br></font></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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