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PETITION TO SAVE THE MATURE TREES AT DEVELOPMENT SITE IN RF

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Hana Stansfield Verified
18 days ago

“Let it die, let it die, let it shrivel up and... come on, who's with me, huh?” - O’Hare

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Liita Forsyth Verified
20 days ago

We have lost so many big, precious trees to storms and pests…. Old growth trees cannot be replaced in our lifetime and are what makes this community beautiful. They mute urban noise and cool down the neighborhood.

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Chelsea Moore Verified
21 days ago

Climate change is already significantly impacting our communities and beyond, and is only worsening. Trees provide immense benefit to us (perhaps most importantly, the literal oxygen that we need to breathe!) and protecting/investing in the nature we have left is crucial. We must find solutions for development that don’t impact the natural ecosystems that we and other species rely on - it’s never been more important.

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Robin Lavender Verified
22 days ago

We never want to lose mature trees.

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Susan Bohdan Verified
23 days ago

We have lost so many mature trees to disease. Chopping down a healthy tree is so wrong in so many ways.

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Barbara Mirel Verified
23 days ago

This is just one of many evidence- based requests residents have made in continuous efforts to persuade the village to work with us for a consensus-driven plan but so far to no avail. I hold local demicracy dear and constituents need to be heard and included.

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Daniel Anzia Verified
23 days ago

I support maintaining the mature trees and maintaining the character of the neighborhood.

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Jill A Verified
23 days ago

Trees are important environmentally, but also for health, aesthetics, community and real estate values. It's why River Forest is designated a Tree City and why we created zoning laws.

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nikesh Mundhra Verified
23 days ago

Help preserve natural beauty

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Vito Ippolito Verified
23 days ago

With so much heavy industry around us, having large mature trees to help keep our clean is important

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Joe Abella Verified
24 days ago

The plan is flawed on so many levels, let alone the beautiful trees

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Jane Erickson Verified
26 days ago

Mature trees are hard to replace. Let’s find a way to incorporate them into the bldg design. Green space is so important.

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Anne Marie Morgan Verified
26 days ago

Please get professionals involved to find a plan that allows the development and incorporates saving the mature trees.

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John Seebeck Verified
27 days ago

I love trees. They should not be chopped down.

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Elizabeth Jozefowicz Verified
27 days ago

Because mature trees provide our shade, oxygen, and beauty!

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John Keefe Verified
28 days ago

Trees are important in neighborhoods.

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Shama Patel Verified
29 days ago

When climate is so unpredictable with extreme heat, smoke, cold, etc, trees are our best chance of reducing the climate impact. We need to preserve every mature tree as possible.

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Joyce Gipson Verified
1 month ago

Because mature trees live in my community and I live next door overlooking the Lake and Lathrop debacle. I think the Board makes terrible decisions.

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Tamara Minaghan Verified
1 month ago

The developer is not saving any green space and the pine tree and the large tree keep character and nature instead of just cement structures.

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William Stansfield Verified
1 month ago

Mature trees are one of the defining aspects of River Forest. We already lose trees due to pests, disease, and weather. The idea that we would remove healthy mature trees for development is incredibly disheartening and should be avoided at all costs. There must be an alternative!