Conservation Committee meeting update

Hello. The Conservation Commission voted, Thursday, June 16th (we attempted to send this update 6/17/16 also), to go forward with the Magnolia playground renovation project except for the part of the garden expansion portion that would have required the largest of the redwoods to be removed or in anyway harmed. Meaning the tree is saved! (for now) The Park and Recreation department, the applicant, may seek another Notice of Intent as to that garden expansion portion, and it is likely they will do so. We are hopeful that they will not seek to remove that tree, but we will keep an eye out and react accordingly. About twenty community members spoke out against removing the tree. Even one gardener who appeared to have been there to speak for removing the tree expressed sympathy for those who lived near the park and cherished the tree. The commissioners were mostly sympathetic to our cause. Thank you all so much for your help! We will be sending out an update via change.org, so sorry for any future duplication. -Save Arlington Redwoods