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East Charlotte Residents Call On Elected Leaders To Do More To Protect The City’s Tree Canopy
April 30, 2021
CHARLOTTE, NC – Some people in East Charlotte are bringing attention to what they say is a needed change in city policy in order to protect the area’s tree canopy.
A clear cut construction site is now behind Karina Vazquez’s home near Central and Eastway Drive in East Charlotte.
“One day I just walk out of the house and it was like nothing. And I just felt, naked,” said Vazquez.
About a month ago, just beyond her backyard, was filled with decades old trees. The trees were a main reason she chose to live in the area.