We live along the shore of a Corps of Engineers lake. You CANNOT get away with cutting down, thinning etc. The COE will fine you and make you purchase and plan replacement trees. At the south end of the lake where there are lots of (stupid) wealthy homeowners, fine north of $250K have been imposed.
The COE will permit you to cut trees that are a risk to life and property. They will not permit ‘convenience’ cutting. Also dead pines or pine beetle pines get permission to come down pretty readily.
When you buy on the lake, you know the rules beforehand.
If you have enough money, apologies are easier than permission. So what if you have to plant replacement trees. It’ll be 20-40 years before they block the view again.
I can guarantee you that the rich end of the lake isn’t stupid. They know exactly what they are doing.
Is this free republic or I hate rich people republic
Hard to tell this thread
It’s always been jelly towards rich folks here
I get it
Now that I’m no longer rich ...I was once
I hate those fukcers too by Gawd