by Mike Hays
The chainsaws worked overtime as workers removed 22 towering, 90-year-old Linden Trees along N. Broadway in front of the Summit School in Upper Nyack last week. The nearly 2,000 cumulative tree-years were the subject of intense local debate in the village. Concerned villagers packed a planning board meeting in July to voice their opinions about the proposed removal of the iconic row of trees. The village debate and the story of the doomed trees is one where fear, risk, and liability collide with history, aesthetics, and the environment.
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