A 150-year-old tree in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood is at risk of being chopped down, and neighbors aren’t happy about it. The developer for the site at 72 Hyde Park Ave. says the tree needs to be taken down to create room for a stormwater management system, while neighbors say the tree holds historic meaning for their block. The space…
The developer says they need to remove the tree for a stormwater management system, an issue that wasn't foreseen at the time of the original plansA 150-year-old tree in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood is at risk of being chopped down, and neighbors aren’t happy about it.
The space where the tree stands was being redeveloped for a six-unit building. Neighbors were fine with the development as long as the developer kept the tree in place. They issued a statement saying in part, “When it came to our attention that the project was proceeding with a revised site plan that the BPDA had not approved, we immediately contacted the development team and requested the revised plans. Those plans are currently under review."
“During the engineering of the project, we were faced with unforeseen requirements. What no one foresaw at the time was the necessity for a stormwater management system, which, unfortunately, could only be accommodated precisely where the tree stands."
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