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Every word here resonates, Bob. We have the same deforestation problem where I live in a self-proclaimed "progressive" city of almost 30,000 in western Massachusetts. The Planning Board serves the interests of commercial builders and developers over the interests of residents and over the interests of nature. Professional planners are taught business-as-usual in grad school. Then because most public schools are financed by property taxes, the City Planner is mandated to increase the municipal tax base. So much is wrong with a model that doesn't put nature first. I speak as a life-long oxygen addict. I breathe it in several times per minute 24/7, 365. Been doing it all my life, for which I give thanks to the blessed trees. 🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲 Jackie B.

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