About eight local residents gathered Friday morning to bring attention to a proposed Washtenaw County Road Commission project that is expected to impact many old oak trees on Werkner Road in Sylvan Township between Sibley Road and M-52.
The project includes milling and resurfacing Werkner Road and widening the shoulder, which would impact the trees.
Residents put up signs and taped some of the trees that are slated for removal to widen the road. They have also begun a petition…