Richmond neighborhood fights plan to remove 100-year-old tree for sidewalk project
Read full article: Richmond neighborhood fights plan to remove 100-year-old tree for sidewalk projectRICHMOND, Texas – Waterside Estates in Richmond boasts beautiful views of the neighborhood lake and hundreds of trees, including a Pecan Tree believed to be more than a century-old. “Everybody in the neighborhood knows this tree.”The local MUD district is building a sidewalk around the lake and has tagged dozens of trees with pink ribbons for removal. “It can’t speak up for itself, right?” local Lynn Wheatcraft said of the 100-year old tree. “We do not want them to remove it.”The local MUD district attorney said he and the MUD district president and engineer would meet Monday night to make final decisions about which trees to remove. “It’s what we’re trying to do, sustain this earth, and we want to sustain our neighborhood,” Wheatcraft said.