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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Scenic NC <scenicncarolina@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 1, 2023 10:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Scenic NC <scenicncarolina@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> We Need Your Help to Protect Trees on North Carolina's Roadsides</font>
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<div dir="ltr">Dear Scenic North Carolina Supporters:<br>
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House Bill 198 would allow billboard companies to clearcut hundreds if not thousands of public trees along highway rights-of-way in North Carolina.
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<div>Native redbud trees, which are currently protected, can be cut down under HB 198 so billboards can be viewed..
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<div>The attached action alert asks you to contact Governor Cooper, legislators, and your local elected officials about HB 198..</div>
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<div>Thank you,</div>
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<div>Dale McKeel,President</div>
<div>Scenic North Carolina<br>
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