I read July 19 that former City Councilman Robbie Perkins has decided to run for election again. I also read June 24 that this city has lost almost 20 percent of its canopy trees in the last 18 years. Perkins is a fine man, but the last thing this city needs is another council member, and a developer at that, voting in lockstep with other developers and their attorneys.

We need people such as Joel Landau, who will consider long-term consequences of their votes so we don't continue in this destructive direction. We can balance growth with protection of natural resources. As clichéd as it is, we need people who will attempt to keep the green in Greensboro.

Kent Tager
Greensboro