And doesn't replace them
The "dramatic park-like setting" slowly being eradicated
Edgewater Isle North has removed countless established trees throughout the association and has failed to replace them, leaving homeowners with a loss of privacy and a loss of shade. Many homeowners may have bought their place with these trees in mind. Most of the removed trees have been at the complex since it was built over 30 years ago.
Imagine you're a homeowner in a homeowners association who bought their "unit," or as some would call it your "home," and it had a number of trees surrounding it. Then imagine that over the years the homeowners association removes every single tree around your home and does not replace a single one. Even worse, imagine you're an original homeowner and you still have your original sales brochure because you bought 
when the place was new and you were sold this bill of goods about a "dramatic park-like setting."
No one has to imagine it, because Edgewater Isle has removed trees and does not replace them. Homeowners' sources of shade are gone. Trees that provided privacy are gone. And at the same time, the homeowners with less and less each year while the head of the landscaping committee always gets a little something for herself.
While the acacia trees in question may have been messy with lots of little yellow fuzzy droppings, the shade and privacy are worth the trade-off. Why has Edgewater Isle failed to replant these trees with real trees instead of substituting a large potted plant in the place of one tree that was removed?
The association clearly doesn't live up to its original selling proposition. Nor about homeowners' wishes in preserving and/or replacing trees. Trees are a reserve item, so there should be funding available to replace these trees. Why has the association failed to live up to its own reserve study and replace these trees?
Pre-2000
Here, there are 4 acacia trees. One by the short fence, one by the taller fence, and 2 behind the white van.
2003
A few years later, the association has removed the tree in front of the short fence, leaving a gaping hole in its place. The tree by the tall portion of the fence remains, as do the 2 to the right of it.
2011
Now in 2011, the tree clearly shown in the photo above has been replaced with a shrub. This shrub will never replace the shade and privacy offered by the tree the association removed and failed to adequately replace.
Doesn't the City of San Mateo have a permit requirement for the removal of trees and/or aren't these trees supposed to be replaced?
Huge tree falls over, has been neglected for years
December 17, 2019 — A large tree toppled over last night in the North Association in front of a townhouse in Building 25. The eucalyptus tree, which looked to be over 25 feet high before it fell, appeared to have uprooted as it lay toppled over the bike path.
Google Maps shows this tree has been leaning for over 10 years
A screenshot from Google Maps today shows that this tree has been leaning at an approximately 45° angle since August 2009 (see lower right corner of image).
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