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Village, Property Owner Close to Settlement in Sag Harbor Tree Clearing Case

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The stump is all that remains of a massive elm tree that was removed from this property on Meadowlark Lane in Sag Harbor last summer. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

The stump is all that remains of a massive elm tree that was removed from this property on Meadowlark Lane in Sag Harbor last summer. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

authorStephen J. Kotz on Jun 4, 2025
Sag Harbor Village and Alex Kriegsman, the attorney for Augusta Folks, the first person to be charged with violating a tree protection code adopted by the village last year, are... more

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