"Community" Foundation Destroys 200-Year-Old Aptos Landmark

It is an insult to the community when these self-appointed elitists come into a region and then tear down one of their most precious possessions. This tree predated all the buildings, all the residents and (most likely) even the earliest non-native settlers in the area. Along with another adjoining Cypress, it provided a beautiful canopy over Soquel Drive on the way to old Aptos Village. Many people have many fond memories assoicated with this tree and it will be missed in ways we will never be able to even articulate.

One particularly pathetic aspect of this tree removal is that the tree appeared to lie on the very outskirts of the property. There is no logical reason why they couldn't have built around it. Shame on the "Community" Foundation and shame on Ellen Pirie for once again kowtowing to the monied interests of the community rather than to the will of the majority who would undoubtedly wanted this tree preserved.