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Town Forces Eco Treehouse Back Down To Earth |
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| By Michael d'Estries in Green Building, Green Living | October 25, 2007 | ||
Complaints came in that the treehouse was an eyesore (wha?), and that it would only get worse once the leaves fell off in the winter. The builders fought back saying that there were plenty of more intrusive eyesores all over the area — from electricity pylons to phone masts. Incredibly, the only structure within 300 yards is currently unoccupied. Adam Jackson, who helped tie the project together said, “It does not intrude on anyone’s privacy, and does not cause any harm to the environment. This treehouse means a lot to many people my age and has really given us a focus and a project for our energies — energy that might wasted elsewhere.”
Unfortunately, the city council ruled against the treehouse and have now ordered it removed. The reasons for the removal are probably pretty poor and stem from code violations or other “eyesore” reasons — either way, it’s a shame to see such work go to waste and have a council deem the project as “illegal”. It hasn’t stopped the builders, however, from getting large amounts of media attention and fighting the ruling. You can check out their website here. We wish them luck and applaud their environmental efforts in building such a cool structure.
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