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Resident raises wetlands and wildlife concerns about Melrose Street parcel; item pulled from agenda
Summary
During non-agenda public comment, Beverly Foster of Melrose Street urged officials not to allow development on a wet parcel, saying trees and wildlife have been removed; staff told the Board the item was pulled from the agenda and could not be addressed at the BZA meeting and advised residents to contact the city council.
Beverly Foster, a Melrose Street resident, urged the Board of Zoning Appeals during non-agenda public comment to stop development on a parcel near her family’s property, saying the site is a wetland and that previous vegetation and wildlife have been lost.
"I just wanna say, it's a wetland. Everything sinks. And I know this is gonna happen because we own property and things have sunk into the ground," Foster said, recounting childhood memories of wildlife at the site and saying the…
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