北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市独立大道广告牌砍树10月27日引争议：商家称未获通知，环保组织要求补种矮生植被
北卡罗来纳州梅克伦堡县夏洛特市消息：夏洛特市普拉扎-米德伍德社区独立大道沿线的树木砍伐，10月27日继续引发争议。广告公司亚当斯户外广告为让一处夏洛特FC广告牌更显眼，依据州政府路权许可，开始清除广告牌前方500英尺范围内的植被。社区咖啡馆Undercurrent Coffee店主托德·胡伯表示，他在周一砍伐开始前未收到任何通知；他当初正是因为林荫道的美景与隔绝车流噪音的效果，才在联邦大道（Commonwealth Avenue）签下15年租约，如今一眼就能望见高速公路，他担心生意受到影响。非营利组织 Sustain Charlotte（可持续夏洛特）执行主任香农·宾斯已组织当地商家出面交涉，他在现场与广告公司代表对峙，并主张补种不会遮挡广告牌的本地矮生植被。根据北卡罗来纳州2024年的一项法律，广告牌公司可选择性清除州路权沿线500英尺的植被。WFAE电台10月28日报道此事时指出，拨打广告公司登记电话后被告知号码有误。
Tree Clearing for a Billboard on Independence Boulevard in Charlotte, North Carolina, Draws Controversy on October 27: Merchant Says No Notice Given, Environmental Group Calls for Low Native Replanting
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: Tree clearing along Independence Boulevard in Charlotte's Plaza Midwood neighborhood continued to draw controversy on October 27. Adams Outdoor Advertising, under a state right-of-way permit, began clearing vegetation within 500 feet in front of a Charlotte FC billboard to make the sign more visible. Todd Hubber, owner of Undercurrent Coffee, said he received no notice before the cutting began on Monday; he had signed a 15-year lease on Commonwealth Avenue precisely because of the tree-lined street's beauty and its insulation from traffic noise, and now, with a clear view of the highway, he worries his business will be affected. Shannon Binns, executive director of the nonprofit Sustain Charlotte, organized local business owners to push back, confronted company representatives on site, and argued for replanting native low-growing vegetation that would not block the billboard. Under a 2024 North Carolina law, billboard companies may selectively remove 500 feet of vegetation along the state right-of-way. WFAE reported on October 28 that when it called the company's listed phone number, it was told the number was wrong.
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