Villagers to make another plea to save trees to be cut down to make room for new home

Villagers are preparing to make one more plea to save trees that are to be cut down to make room for a new home.

The trees are located at 1304 Debra Drive on the Historic Side of The Villages. Though they peacefully co-existed with a double wide for many years, that double wide has since been removed and The Villages wants to put in a new site-built home.

Richard St. Amant, who lives directly across the street from the 300-year-old trees, is organizing a group to appear before the Lady Lake Commission which meets at 6 p.m. Monday at Lady Lake Town Hall.

(He can be reached at vpaarichard@yahoo.com.)

Villagers who spoke out on the trees’ behalf at a meeting earlier this month, were horrified to learn that a permit for their removal had been issued that morning.