In mid-September, “06880” reported on the removal of a number of scrub and pine trees, on both sides of the Greens Farms railroad station tracks. They were endangering high voltage lines, and could not be trimmed.
Now there’s more work being done at the station. An alert reader sent this photo:
“This is so close to the water and wetlands,” he says. “A lot of birds migrate through here. And a lot of warblers live in there.”
Rest easy. It’s temporary.
According to Foti Koskinas (the deputy police chief who oversees maintenance and operations of the Greens Farms and Saugatuck train stations on behalf of the town), an approximately 180 square foot area of hillside — bordered by parking spaces, the parking lot driveway, train tracks and New Creek Road — is being worked on.
It had been filled with tree stumps, railroad ties, bolts, debris and garbage.
This weekend, the area will be cleaned up. Plantings are going in. The sidewalk under the tracks is being replaced. Four additional parking spots will be added.
It should all be ready by Tuesday. The birds will return shortly after.