Of the 300 trees planted last fall at Brentwood Park in Northwood, the majority are either missing, damaged, or dead.
In his tree commission report this month to city council, Councilman Mike Melnyk said he was tipped off to the situation by a social media post.
He and Tom Huntermark, director of public services, walked the 15-acre park and discovered that out of 300 seedlings planted in October, only 173 could be identified…