The Sandwich Conservation Commission has always taken a dim view of homeowners illegally hacking away at trees and brush in protected conservation areas.
Sometimes property owners clear these wild areas to improve the view from their own homes and back yards. And sometimes homeowners cut back invasive plants and vines and believe they are performing a service.
In the past yearâpossibly as a result of people spending more time at home due to coronavirus restrictionsâincidents of homeowners cutting into the resource areas seem to have increased.
At almost every bimonthly meeting lately, the conservation commission hears about deforestation of protective buffer zones. Earlier this month, after hearing about illegal clearing behind three homes on Knott Avenue in the Town Neck section of town, the commission members decided they must crack down on this chopping.
By Staff | December 11, 2020 | Filed under: News
ATHENS-The Athens-Limestone Beautification Board has dressed up the Old Town Cemetery for the Holidays! Wreaths have been placed on the wrought iron fencing and on the headstones, drawing attention to the historic sight holding some of Athens’ first citizens.
The addition of the fencing, landscaping, and headstone repair have been some of the projects that the board has completed over the last several years at this special cemetery. The Old Town Cemetery is located on Washington Street between East Street and Beaty Street.
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