“Shady” tree private fix by Mary Cheh for developer?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't believe Chen is personally corrupt.

No, but she just plays a corrupt politico on TV.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't believe Chen is personally corrupt.

But she clearly did a quiet favor, with major economic benefit, for someone who somehow had her ear.

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In case anyone is interested:

https://www.facebook.com/richard.l.prescott/posts/1351364714975137

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Anonymous wrote:Mary Cheh has a 2nd job with one of the biggest employers/land owners in DC and she sits on the council and makes $200K/yr. in that job and you think that's okay?

Evans and Bonds say 'hold my beer"

How do we change this? Most city council council do not allow for this double dipping. I live in ward 3 and honestly can't see how Cheh has done one thing for quality of life besides those post box pictures on the sidewalk, which I like. She approves constant development without sufficient parking on purpose to "green us" (but the real result. Is just more parking woes) , and now chops down heritage trees from one of the most pristine canopies in DC? Speechless at the hypocrisy.

It's the story of the Lorax. We're dependent on the people wielding the power to use it wisely. An old growth city tree can't be replaced. Cheh can be, but it still won't replace the tree.

Not voting her in and voting in a republican rather than a crony socialist would send a strong message of protection for future trees.

Wait you think a Republican is more likely to protect trees? This post is essentially made up of people who are upset that Cheh allegedly helped a developer get around a regulation to protect mature trees. Please point me to a Republican lawmaker who would favor this type of regulation?

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Subtitle M. Tree Canopy Protection Amendment Act of 2017: amends the Tree Canopy Protection Amendment Act to allow removal of a heritage tree on residential property for which a District resident has a building permit application, which is subsequently approved, for a single- family home that contemplates removal of the heritage tree pending as of October 1, 2016.

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Subtitle M. Tree Canopy Protection Amendment Act of 2017: amends the Tree Canopy Protection Amendment Act to allow removal of a heritage tree on residential property for which a District resident has a building permit application, which is subsequently approved, for a single- family home that contemplates removal of the heritage tree pending as of October 1, 2016.

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Anonymous wrote:Subtitle M. Tree Canopy Protection Amendment Act of 2017: amends the Tree Canopy Protection Amendment Act to allow removal of a heritage tree on residential property for which a District resident has a building permit application, which is subsequently approved, for a single- family home that contemplates removal of the heritage tree pending as of October 1, 2016.

The developer got its approval thanks to Cheh's shady scheme, and avoided paying a statutory fine for tree removal of almost $40,000. Sweet. I assume that the developer's contribution to Cheh was much smaller, so it was a great ROI for this crony.

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Anonymous wrote:Mary Cheh has a 2nd job with one of the biggest employers/land owners in DC and she sits on the council and makes $200K/yr. in that job and you think that's okay?

Evans and Bonds say 'hold my beer"

How do we change this? Most city council council do not allow for this double dipping. I live in ward 3 and honestly can't see how Cheh has done one thing for quality of life besides those post box pictures on the sidewalk, which I like. She approves constant development without sufficient parking on purpose to "green us" (but the real result. Is just more parking woes) , and now chops down heritage trees from one of the most pristine canopies in DC? Speechless at the hypocrisy.

It's the story of the Lorax. We're dependent on the people wielding the power to use it wisely. An old growth city tree can't be replaced. Cheh can be, but it still won't replace the tree.

Not voting her in and voting in a republican rather than a crony socialist would send a strong message of protection for future trees.

Wait you think a Republican is more likely to protect trees? This post is essentially made up of people who are upset that Cheh allegedly helped a developer get around a regulation to protect mature trees. Please point me to a Republican lawmaker who would favor this type of regulation?

Most Republicans who live in DC I think you would find very moderate. They care about trees and kids and their neighbors. We will never know how they would legislate as few bother to run knowing none will get voted in. So we get the same diet year after year, and find out our socialist friends are crony politicos who have nothing to worry about as there is zero competition for votes.

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An R would have less than zero chance of winning any race in the District right now and probably for the next generation, given what we are seeing out of the GOP right now.