tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post4400849379982588298..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: First Look at State Hospital North Campus ConceptsSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-43636628620521871682019-04-17T16:26:17.129-07:002019-04-17T16:26:17.129-07:00I forgot to follow up before the 16th. They might ...I forgot to follow up before the 16th. They might have postponed it again. Added a brief note on the proposed changes. Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-19295062706282822222019-03-22T18:08:16.121-07:002019-03-22T18:08:16.121-07:00The applicant requested the Public Hearing be post...The applicant requested the Public Hearing be postponed to April 16th, and it looks like there might be some negotiating going on with neighborhood groups. So we may see a revised proposal, in addition to the conditions Staff recommended adding. More to say later!Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-6041716008671060742019-03-04T05:15:50.466-08:002019-03-04T05:15:50.466-08:00I'm pretty sure all the walnut trees were take...I'm pretty sure all the walnut trees were taken out about 2 years ago. Many left are maples and a few oaks and some firs. Take a bike trip through the area and see if you can imagine the area with nothing but small newly planted trees amongst a whole lot more asphalt for cars. Oh well...a trees a tree right?Susann Kaltwassernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-86898652974488733242019-03-03T09:52:48.753-08:002019-03-03T09:52:48.753-08:00Here is a site where I wonder if concern for trees...Here is a site where I wonder if concern for trees is being used mainly as a way to try to reduce the intensity of development.<br /><br />There is a large stand of trees at the cemetery, as well as on the south side of Center Street, west of the main Hospital grounds. <br /><br />Many of these trees on the North Campus site are Walnuts, which are dying from "thousand canker" disease, and will not last very long into the future.<br /><br />Because of the age of remaining healthy trees, that most were planted recently, and their overall distribution, this case seems very different from the stand of White Oaks at the proposed Costco site, for example. (Maybe someone will develop an argument to the contrary, however.)<br /><br />In general housing and mixed-use development seem like a higher value than trees at this site, new trees will be planted, and here anyway at this particular site as the project moves forward, in future posts here I don't see spending much time fretting about tree preservation.Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-33056122457383949362019-03-03T07:01:40.366-08:002019-03-03T07:01:40.366-08:00It is pretty clear that a lot of the trees will be...It is pretty clear that a lot of the trees will be lost with both the apartments and the houses. A few might be kept, but the plat design shows where many trees will be displaced. And even the ones that are kept will likely be damaged by the construction activity. You have to get a copy of the application to see the full impact.Susann Kaltwassernoreply@blogger.com