Around 60 Kalamazoo residents turned out to a county road commission meeting Tuesday. Most were there to protest the planned removal of about 8,000 trees throughout the county.
The removals would be a part of the county’s Safe Streets for All project, a road-safety initiative funded by a federal grant.
Over 30 residents took to the podium to express their opposition to the plan during the first public comments section of the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County meeting. Other attendees made comments virtually, and more people spoke during a final public comment section…