If you read the whole article, the property owner who did the cutting has a DEEDED right to do so! The only point that possibly could be argued was DES/Shoreland Protection Act permission. I dont think he required thier permission because of the wording of his deed. I suspect the planting of ground shrubbery was a nice compromise to a protracted court battle that nobody wants.
Woodsy
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