SWCD Prepares for Capital Improvements...REALLY!! By Destroying Mature Royal Palm Trees!
Saturday we received a four page document in the mail from Sunshine Water Central District. "This program will begin May 1, 2011. In fairness to those property owners who may not have been aware of, or inherited, obstructions placed on SWCD property, the District has established a grace period of (3) months to allow property owners ample time to remove items without formal action being taken by the District. Within the next month, surveyors for SWCD will be staking the corners of your property, which will show you the SWCD right-of-way line."
May 1st has promised the surveyors for SWCD staked our property and their line is one foot behind our tree line.
Now for the "History and Importance of the SWCD was established in 1963 as a special taxing district, designed to protect the central area of Coral Springs from Flooding during and after severe storm events. Flooding is a real concern for the SWCD because we live at such low elevations and have frequent hurricane exposure. The District owns and operates 22 miles of interconnected canals with two pumping stations. SWCD employees maintain the canals on a daily basis by removing debris and operating the District's Pumpstations in order to discharge excess water into the C14 Canal."
On a daily basis? We have not seen anyone for years maintaining this waterway.
We have been through many storms and a few hurricanes in the last 20 years. We have never been flooded nor have we lost any of our 50 some palm trees lining our entire property. Coral Springs lost over 60% of trees throughout the city during Wilma but this property lost none. I believe the reason is that Royal Palm Trees are Native to Florida, their roots are deep.
All the palm trees that line our property have been nurtured from blades of grass. We take great pride in our property and the park like setting it has developed into. I do not believe that these Royal Palm Trees in any way interfere with the SWCD daily, pre or post storm activities. What is the advantage of destroying and defacing property that has been here for 20 years. If SWCD has been working these canals on a daily basis, as they state, why have they not said anything before these Royal Palm Trees grew to 30 feet or more. The SWCD needs to take a second look at our property and remove the stakes.
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