1. 30 full grown evergreen trees, in South Park,
east of the tennis courts.
2. 104 full grown evergreen trees, on Franklin Place,
so the City of Lake Forest could sell the land to a developer
to build apartments.
3. Hundreds of trees in the McCormick Ravine.
Open Lands, must believe that if you cut down all the trees,
then you will have "OPEN LANDS".
4. Hundreds of trees at Forest Park.
Now there is severe erosion of the bluff.
There were four huge tree stumps,
where the recent mudslide occurred, on the north entrance ramp.
I have pictures of them, before the rework, of the entrance ramp.
5. 18 flowering trees, on the train platform, at the train station in town.
6. Five years later,
18 more flowering trees on the other side of the tracks, on the platform, at the train station, in town.
7. The trees in Market Square. Notice the diameter of the trees.
The old trees were removed because when the utility work was done,
city staff thought that they MIGHT disturb a root,
and just removed all the trees.
8. The six trees in front of the Northern Trust Bank Building.
9. The tree in front of the Jewel Osco parking lot that was hit by a plow,
and to this date has not been replaced.
10. If you walk the business district in town,
you will notice other locations where trees have been removed,
and replaced with concrete.
11. 18 trees, located between the city parking lot, next to Gorton Community Center, and McKinley Road.
I live in Lake Forest,
for the "FOREST" environment, not to look at concrete !!!
I believe that the Lake Forest City Council should mandate that any trees REMOVED, in the BUSINESS DISTRICT, should be replaced, with another tree, within one growing season, or at least within a year.
