Kingwood Drive medians are being cleared

Txbutterfly : I agree. I have been nearly hit on multiple occasions. Safety needs to be addressed.

anonymous :
I totally support clearing the medians. It makes our community look more upscale, and it improves sightlines for the crossovers. The underbrush and vines smother the trees, so I'd think the tree huggers on KDC would support this effort.Thank you, Councilmember Flickinger, for your leadership on this project.

They are not only clearing the vines though. They are clear cutting smaller native trees as well. I've heard from one of the HOA members that they used one of our greenbelts in Greentree as a "test".
He said that they were only supposed to remove anything 4" diameter or less. They took everything from 36" diameter down. It looks terrible and the residents that back up to what used to be a lush beautiful greenbelt now have an eyesore.
Now the greenbelt is overgrown with weeds and vines. Very few trees.
The heavy removal equipment broke up the greenbelt path in a lot of areas. Of course that hasn't been repaired or the park bench that's rotting away (for over a year now). I think our time, funds and resources should be better spent.Clearing vines is on thing, clear cutting like fern gully is another.Don't pee on a rock and tell me it's raining.

ForestFinds :
I've been nearly hit on several occasions at totally open unobstructed intersections.I think people are a bit more cautious at these intersections.

I think it's great. It will allow the trees to grow better instead of being choked out. I'm just concerned about the palmettos. They grow so slowly I hope they are not cutting those down.

I think it's great. All that massive over growth makes our community look so dated. I wish they would clear them all and keep them maintained.

I hope they continue clearing out the vines and unsightly underbrush.

I like the neatness of the clearing. It seemed overgrown to me.

Remember KW the livable forest. Not anymore
Making it harder on all the native animals (deer)
Horrible idea

If they didn't clean out the vines, it will kill the trees. The vines are just a mess and not pretty. It looks much better now, and well kept. It will look more natural when some of the underbrush comes back.

Pato9284 : If we got deer living in the medians we got bigger problems.

I've lived in KW since '86
It was great to see deer and other animals Now we have LESS deer and more 17/18 year old HS drivers causing more accidents

Let me help you. The deer are not the traffic problem at the medians

Pato9284 : So clear out the HS drivers?

CaffeineFree : Not only can the vines smother the trees, but many vines have extensive root systems that compete for water and nutrients. That affects the health and, in the long run, the life span of the tree.

Pine trees are good for lumber and paper. I'm in favor of removing them in the medians and along power lines. Pine trees are terrible as a lawn tree.. needles,pollen,sap,twigs