We suppose our title offers one interpretation of the preceding two years; “secretly and with zero neighborhood input ” might be another way of putting it.

The below invite was sent only to direct abutters, revealing that unlike Mr. Shapiro farther to the south, the Elm Court team still does not grasp the closely knit character of the surrounding neighborhood, an established residential community where everyone knows and watches out for each other; a neighborhood that reached out to Ms. Law numerous times following her purchase, inviting mutually respectful dialogue.

The aspiration “to secure Elm Court’s future in perpetuity” seems a little grandiose under prevailing environmental circumstances; let’s hope that this present ownership, unlike Amstar, understands that such a future must not be secured at the expense of the neighborhood nor the surrounding environment, with all its abundant wildlife.

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