One hundred and eleven mature trees could be on the chopping block if the proposed Selby garage/event venue is approved. You’d think a botanical garden would be invested in protecting these trees. Nope. Selby just wants to use a loophole in the City tree ordinance as a license to kill.
With a hearing in front of the city’s Planning Board tentatively set for next month, supporters and opponents of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ proposed renovations are staking out arguments regarding the project. Residents remain critical of the scope of commercialization proposed, as they have been since Selby's leaders first made the plan public. They dispute the notion Selby has been responsive to public feedback and say the organization is misrepresenting the nature of the project.
One gets the impression that we are getting traction in our opposition of the 76’ Garage - Restaurant - Event Space!.
