Developer apologizes after unauthorized tree clearing during breeding season; board orders restoration plan
The board found that a developer cleared 45 trees on-site and 13 off-site during an approved window and breeding season protections. Officials required escrow replenishment, a town‑engineer‑approved restoration plan, and limited work now to emergency erosion control.
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John Cota, the applicant for the Savannah Estates (Green Haven/Beman Road) subdivision, told the planning board he and his team erred when tree removal exceeded the limits of the approved tree-felling plan and that some cutting occurred during the Indiana‑bat breeding season.
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