Crews Begin Removing 169 Trees at East Potomac Golf Course in Washington, DC
WASHINGTON — Crews with the Interior Department on Saturday began a new phase of removing trees from the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington, DC, CNN reported on Oct. 10. The site is one of several Trump administration renovation projects wrapped up in litigation brought by groups seeking to stop those efforts.
According to the report, the National Park Service said in a court filing Friday that it planned to begin removing 169 trees on Saturday, part of what it described as routine maintenance to eliminate potential hazards from the public golf course. In all, the NPS plans to remove as many as 529 trees at the site, according to court documents.
Kevin Griess, the NPS superintendent overseeing the National Mall, said in the filing that the planned tree management and cultural landscape rehabilitation project is not a renovation or redesign of the golf course, is not part of any potential project to redesign or renovate it, and would be carried out irrespective of any future renovation or redesign.
Plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the renovation have contended that the administration is pursuing separate maintenance projects as part of its larger plan. Preservationists and DC residents have expressed anger about the tree removal. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, who is overseeing the case, acknowledged at a hearing last month that people are upset, and said she had received threats, including one person who she said threatened to remove her if she did not "save the trees."
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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