BY JENNIFER CABRERA
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – At the end of today’s Alachua County Commission meeting, Commissioners voted to ask GRU for an easement variance to save five live oaks that are currently scheduled to be removed because they are in the right-of-way of the Parker Road extension.
During Commission Comment, Commissioner Mary Alford said, “I know all of us are devastated about the loss of the trees along 122nd Street. All of us have seen staff’s report about the fact that there’s not much we can do about it.” She proposed saving some of the oak wood and doing something “to honor the trees that were taken down, so that they’re not just going to the landfill.” She said the 50-foot easement required by GRU is the biggest problem…