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🏡 Welcome to Our New Community News Blog and Resource Website! We’re thrilled to launch this new digital space for the Hills of Inverrary community—a place where staying informed, engaged, and connected is just a click away. Whether you’re looking for the latest updates, want to explore upcoming events, or need access to important documents, this site is built with you in mind. We’ll be sharing news, resources, and opportunities to get involved—plus helpful posts on topics that matter most to our residents. You’ll also find: A Community Resources page packed with contact info, documents, and helpful links A Blog section (right here!) where we’ll post stories, announcements, and spotlights on our neighbors And soon, more interactive features based on your feedback We invite you to bookmark the page, subscribe for updates, and become part of the ongoing conversation that makes Inverrary such a special place to call home. Thanks for being here—let’s grow this community, together. Note:...
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🌴 Chainsaws & Shenanigans: The Hills of Inverrary’s $80K Tree Abuse Extravaganza

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Welcome back to the Hills of Inverrary, where the COA board has discovered a new hobby: spending tens of thousands of dollars a year to mutilate healthy trees with unlicensed trimmers, no permits, and zero professional oversight. Arborists? Ignored. County regulations? Flouted. Common sense? Chainsawed.

💸 The Budget Breakdown: “$80K to Butcher Trees—Because Why Not?”

Let’s talk numbers. The board is reportedly spending between $40,000 and $80,000 annually on tree trimming activities that:

  • Violate county law
  • Ignore arborist recommendations
  • Require permits they never pull
  • Employ trimmers without licenses
  • Result in no documented replacements

That’s not landscaping. That’s landscam-ing.

🪓 What Are They Actually Doing?

  • Topping hardwoods (a.k.a. “hat-racking”)—a practice banned for weakening tree structure and increasing storm risk
  • Overlifting palms—removing too many fronds, which stresses the tree and violates ANSI A300 pruning standards
  • No permits, no reports, no replacements—just unchecked destruction


    “Healthy tree, professionally cleared. COA: ‘Let’s decapitate it anyway.’ #TreeAbuse #InverraryLogic”

📜 Broward County Laws They’re Violating

Here’s the legal carnage:

Violation Broward County Rule Summary
Tree Abuse Chapter 27, Article XIV Prohibits topping, hat-racking, stub cutting, and excessive lifting
Unlicensed Trimmers Tree Trimmer Ordinance Tree trimmers must be licensed until July 1, 2025; ANSI A300 standards apply
No Permits for Removal § 27-408 Tree removal or relocation requires a license unless exempt
No Replacements Tree Preservation Program Removed trees must be replaced—shade for shade, palm for palm, or 3 palms per hardwood

🚨 What Residents Can Do

  • Report the Violations
    Phone: (954) 519-1499, (954) 831-4000 or 311​
    Online: MyBroward.org
  • Demand Financial Accountability
    Ask for invoices, contractor credentials, and permit records. If they can’t produce them, they shouldn’t be producing mulch either.
  • Insist on Arborist Oversight
    Require that all future trimming be based on certified arborist reports—not COA folklore.

🧾 Final Thought: “$80K Could Buy a Forest—Instead We Got a Massacre”

The board’s tree-trimming spree isn’t just illegal—it’s expensive, reckless, and environmentally destructive. If this were a Netflix series, it’d be called Chainsaw Chronicles: COA Edition. But unlike fiction, this canopy carnage is real—and it’s time to stop the madness.

“The Hills of Inverrary News Blog – Where Facts Live and Spin Stops.”


Location: Lauderhill, FL, USA

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