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Originally Posted by CTMountaineer
Looking at the photos of the construction, one thing I wish they would NOT do is clear cut all the trees when they construct things. That is the common technique used everywhere these days I suppose. It makes it easier for the machinery to operate and so forth, but in my opinion in the long run it would be much better if they left existing stands of trees in place wherever possible and worked around them. The other day I was driving past one of the new McMansion projects near Cheat Lake and saw that all those very expensive homes had been clear cut. There will be no nice vegetation around them for decades. For me, that would be a real detriment to my purchasing one. I think it is the same with these student housing projects too.
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I couldn't agree more. I live in a development of about 150 homes and they clear cut everything. The oldest house here is only 5 years old so no one has any vegetation. We took our summer vacation in Hilton Head Island, SC where they do the exact opposite and leave all the nice 100 year old trees everywhere. Here is a pic the walmart parking lot. Everything is like required to leave them I believe. Imagine if Morgantown started implementing this...
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