To the editor:

So … let me get this straight.

Changing our part of town by clear-cutting all/almost all of the historic trees that give/gave our town of Warren the kind of “landscape” that has been part of our north end’s character”;

n The character that drew so many new visitors to become residents;

n The character that is drawing Water Street merchants;

n The character that gave us our annual "Water Street Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Parade" that spawned the "Holiday Festival" over 20 years ago when a few of us hand-strung lights in our trees and 'old-time residents' along Water Street actually plugged them into their own homes as part of the event...

Is OK and a great idea because a few “connected ones” have been planning their vision of “streetscape" …

Sad … it now seems to be OK to do this kind of thing by just putting red 'X's on anything in the way of our town's dramatically changing “social and political landscape”… without notice and just days before the election?

Bill Estrella

Baker Street