Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger
May 25, 2016 4:00 p.m.
Peter King, planning director for Nassau County confirmed that a tree designated as a “preservation tree” was cut down as crews were clearing a residential lot in the Ocean Breeze subdivision located off of South 14th Street in the unincorporated area of the county. According to King, the responsible party is subject to a maximum fine of $5,000 and other action including replanting.
A member of the Amelia Island Tree Conservancy was informed that the county Code Enforcement Board will take up the matter on June 14.
Why does this need to go to the Code Enforcement Board? The tree is down. The penalties should be up. That is all. What we will allow is what will continue…