Kalamazoo roadside tree project may be scaled back amid safety debate, limits and pushback

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Opposition to the Kalamazoo County Road Commission’s roadside tree removal project continued to grow Tuesday as residents packed another public meeting.

Residents were urging commissioners to scale back plans they say would remove thousands of mature trees while presenting new research challenging the agency’s justification for the project.

The original proposal included a potential 8,000 trees and today that proposal has been reduced to 4,000…

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