‘Living landmark’: Atlantic Beach neighbors voice frustrations after 250-year-old live oak removed for construction

‘Living landmark’: Atlantic Beach neighbors voice frustrations after 250-year-old live oak removed for construction

A 250-year-old live oak, a landmark in an Atlantic Beach neighborhood, was recently cut down, leaving neighbors saddened and concerned about preserving the city’s historic trees.

Old stately trees weigh heavy in Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach residents are imploring city administrators to do more to protect several large, legacy trees slated for removal for development projects, especially since a 240-year-old oak near the Tide Views Preserve was cut down last month. The city, for its part, feels under administrative constraints when it comes to saving old trees from being felled. On Jan. 22, Atlantic Beach posted about the removal of the large Live Oak at 445 W. 1st S…