The trees in the Rhinebeck Bank parking lot provide great shade to local business patrons, create a beautiful view and provide a green “upstate experience” for locals and visitors. These trees are healthy and are minimally disrupting the sidewalk that runs alongside a commercial building (23 E. Market Street). This petition will be used to show our support for keeping the trees in the Rhinebeck Bank parking lot. The reason the bank has provided for removing the trees is “to keep the sidewalk safe”. We hope they will consider pruning the trees as needed and consider alternative measures to provide safety that will not disrupt the trees. This petition will be shown to the Rhinebeck Planning Board, the Rhinebeck Tree Committee and the Rhinebeck Bank in the hope that they will consider another option that will favor keeping the trees.