RUMSON TREE TUSSLE RESUMES
Rick Jones, who shot this video in August, and his wife, Cindy Zipf, claim flooding in their neighborhood was worsened by clear-cutting that the town should not have allowed.
A dispute over the removal of trees from a residential building lot in Rumson continues in public Monday night with neighbor expecting a “show down” with a developer, she and her husband say in a press release.
Borough officials, however, contend that Cindy Zipf‘s claim that They turned a blind eye to a wholesale “murder ” of trees on Navesink Avenue is unfounded.
Though most of the trees have been removed from the building lot at 35 Navesink, Clean Ocean Action founder and executive director Zipf and her husband, Rick Jones, are appealing the issuance of a tree-removal permit by Frederick André, the boroughs tree conservation officer, to Petcon, which is building a 5,000-square-foot residence on the corner lot.
They say they also hope to win an acknowledgment that mistakes were made and stricter enforcement of a tree-protection ordinance.
So far, however, only Zipf and Jones, through a lawyer, have been heard by the borough planning board on the appeal.
André, Shade Tree Commission Chairman Doug Spencer, a tree expert and Petcon representative John Tsakiris are expected to testify.
Sep 12, 2011 @ 16:05:26
Is this guy really trying to blame flooding from a hurricane on this property? You can see the water flow direction is towards the property! If any of the mud water was escaping from the property you’d see a brown river down the street as the folks on Patterson Ave in Shrewsbury can attest to. As a simple lay-person it seems the contractor did a great job retaining the storm waters to that property.
Sep 12, 2011 @ 23:04:13
Hey Cin, Im all on yer side. I moved bak 2 Rumson for 18 months in 2007 and witnessed the removal of too many trees, for NO reason and NO enforcement and NO permits…the current Mayor has a “its your property do as you please” attitude.
This does not take into account the well being and beauty of the community as a whole, and its a shame, WEOW a 5000 sq ft home next door! sounds like a small hotel, Good Luck! Fred
Sep 13, 2011 @ 09:53:12
I guess Alan Placer didn’t watch the video? interesting response in defense of the destroyers