Can anyone give a me a definitive answer on just what exactly is going on with the tree cutting near the hilltop store/goat pen? I am definitely out of the loop but I am surprised that there is so little talk about what is going on. Most of the pine trees are gone and now several Eucalyptus trees are gone. What else is going to disappear? I heard two explanations. Either this is part of the widening of 92 @ Main street project or this has to do with giving the power lines freedom from the encroaching Pine trees.
Where can I get answers concerning the the HMB municipal infrastructure? Like the big golf ball that appeared without advanced notice, it seems as though some highly visible projects commence with very little advanced notice and then some projects which are highly anticipated (proposed community park/recreation area behind Stone Pine)that just seem to languish without any update as to progress (or lack of) on the issue.
P.S. I appreciate the Coastsider for giving us some kind of public forum for our community concerns.
John Marshall
Half Moon Bay
You might be interested to read the 1/12/07 article in the HMB Review. Yes, it looks awful now, but when shallow-rooted eucalyptus trees fall across highway 92, as they have in past storms, that's also awful (and scary).
Here is the online story:
http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2007/01/12/news/local_news/story05.txt