Tell Southampton Town to Pursue Action Against Illegal Tree Removal

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Tell Southampton Town to Pursue Action Against Illegal Tree Removal

Dear Members of the Town Board,

I am writing to urge you to identify and take meaningful action against those that illegally removed the tops of hundreds of trees in a nature preserve in the Town of Southampton.

Just six months after the town passed local legislation to prevent the over-clearing residential and commercial properties, a hiker discovered the mass pruning and “topping” of the trees on public nature preserve. According to The Southampton Press, the cleared area sits directly in front of 23 Fourteen Hills Court in Noyac, a property owned by Samir Gandhi and Anita Khushalani. The Press also reported that these actions may have been intended to substantially improve the views from this property.

Removing treetops on public land not only defies the town’s legislative and longstanding policy efforts to control unregulated clearing, but also shows a blatant disregard for the environment, local community, and the preservation of protected public lands. Left unchecked, this behavior can set a dangerous precedent, by inviting others to flagrantly ignore property boundaries, destroy our nature preserves, and threaten community character, without any regard for ownership or the land-use rules and regulation of the Town of Southampton.

By formally identifying and pursuing action against those responsible, including any contractors who may have been involved, you will demonstrate that the town does not take these acts lightly. As landowners seem ever more willing to take risks in defiance of duly adopted town land-use policies and laws, town-wide enforcement is paramount to ensuring its goals of the clearing legislation and decades of conservation policy can be achieved.

Thank you.

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