Comments on: BEST “Disappointed” Over Ewing Street Trees

By: Photos/Video: Objections Over Removal Of Trees | Bernews.com

Photos/Video: Objections Over Removal Of Trees | Bernews.com — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:38:04 +0000

[...] previously raised their objections to this, and speaking today Stuart Hayward said, “There are several reasons that we’re [...]

By: Moonbeam

Moonbeam — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 13:36:12 +0000

ADVICE TO EWING STREET RESIDENTS : Don’t trust the Corporation of Hamilton under Mayor Outerbridge !

By: i and i

i and i — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 13:48:46 +0000

Directing container trucks toward a school and a cross walk ,on a corner with a round about and tight turnes,near a marsh with no real substrate in one direction………who is the rocket scientist who thought this up?

By: Truth is killin' me...

Truth is killin' me... — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 11:23:12 +0000

Corporation of Hamilton are DREAMERS!!

By: Stuntman

Stuntman — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 02:20:20 +0000

To inquiring minds – can you explain why the drawings at planning for the proposed Ewing Street works do not indicate where the transplanted trees are to be located? If CoH in good faith were intending to put the trees back then surely they would have decided where they were going – yes?

Unless of course there is no intent to put reinstate these trees?

You are obviously a proxy for the bureaucrats at City Hall so would you be so kind to pass on the query.

By: sage

sage — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 01:17:50 +0000

Bunch of idiots.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 01:03:31 +0000

This project should not be allowed to go ahead. The only people who should decide the fate of those trees are the people who actually live there not some clueless paper pusher from City Hall. You honestly can’t make up this type of stupidity. There is NO reason that this action is justifiable in any sense. What next COH? The trees have to be removed because their diseased? Short sighted people ahould not be allowed to make long term decisions that affect our quality of life.

By: SMH2

SMH2 — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:27:56 +0000

So sad…. How many, many years did it take for the trees to grow to such a beautiful size, and how many hours did it take for a few ignorant and cruel people to destroy this natural beauty? What will happen to the birds who used to live there? There are too many cars and trucks and exhaust fumes, too few trees and too little fresh air on the Island.

By: Inquiring minds

Inquiring minds — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 23:52:34 +0000

The noisiest voices are always right.
First my information is that this project has been ongoing for two councils. There have been reported to have had four public meetings ( some townhall and some residents and businesses being presented ideas and plans.
I know some of the persons with the pull here so I know that all the stops are being pulled out so that their point of view is the one that prevails. ( property owners and businesses) the trouble is when there are more than one point of view in Bermuda it makes no difference what decision is made the opposing group will claim they are not being listened to but in fact they normally fail to consider that their view is not necessarily the best one just because it is theirs. I want to know what the Johnny come lately KBB and BEST have inquired about and their basis for these “expert ” opinions. I don’t read any facts being put forward just the usual NIMBY comments from people who don’t live there. How about somebody contact the professional officers and gets timelines and facts before marching and spouting off to the media.

By: i and i

i and i — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 23:18:24 +0000

Fishtail palms, there are several species, anyone been to festival bay in Orland florida ,at bass pro shop mall……those fishtails,the root system doesnt spread it grows up…then it spreads out and canopies at the top…providing shade which is the point isn’t it? The thing I don’t like about this is the way it was given…and then taken back…..that just naturally rubs me the wrong way…I don’t like that at all…..

By: Nicky Gurret

Nicky Gurret — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 22:41:38 +0000

I would like the Corporation of Hamilton to please reconsider their decision. The trees are unique and beautiful to the City of Hamilton as is the way they are framed in the centre of the street. They create a sense of place in the city. They are unique to the neighbourhood and create a uniqueness to the nieghbourhood. The new ideas of urbanism of a “slow city” should be embraced along with “greening of cities”. This centre row of trees does just that. It is a gift that should not be taken away.
Changing the cities to accommodate vehicles such as trucks and cars is outdated and proven to create ugly barren cities with little sense of joy and place.

Please reconsider before it is too late!

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:49:00 +0000

Exactly Adam.
Make the tractor trails use an alternate route.
Bulls

Court Street is their only route?

No ponds and fish in front of City Hall.

Hopefully no Outerbridges inside.

Looser.

By: somuchless

somuchless — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:15:22 +0000

After they finish the trees pave the street. It is horrible.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:04:18 +0000

Rumor has it that the tractor-trailers can’t / aren’t permitted to go off of Court St.(Tills Hill) towards TCD and need to swing wide on Ewing St. therefore those trees are obstructing them from doing this…By removing the trees T.T.s can travel to TCD via Court St. and then left on Ewing St.and right in front of Dellwood School making it safer for them large trucks to get to TCD

By: adam

adam — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 18:38:58 +0000

This is absurd, Ewing Street is now one of the most beautiful parts of Hamilton with its architecture and tree median. Now they want to make it just another street. The street should be built around the residents, not the traffic.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 18:12:22 +0000

And the purpose of the widening is what.
Graham does not even have an ounce.
Quaint street. No major traffic.

I give up.

By: Truth is killin' me...

Truth is killin' me... — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 18:03:17 +0000

There’s more to this tree removal plan than meets the eye. Corporation of Hamilton are not giving out the whole plan!

By: Kim Smith

Kim Smith — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 17:07:54 +0000

It seems probable that the businesses and residents in this Ewing Street area are not being told everything about the Corporation’s plans. Otherwise, why would they (the Mayor and the Corporation) be so fixed on not working collectively with this neighbourhood on what will affect them the most?

By: animallover

animallover — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 16:50:13 +0000

So silly, they donlt know what they’re doing.