What we're trying to do is trim a 10-foot safety zone. But each tree is going to be different. We take a look at the species, how old it is and how it's been trimmed before. Rogers' tree had been trimmed privately in the past and most of the growth was upward.

Debora Livengood

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We had a discussion with Rogers and his understanding of what the crew told him was that the trees would be removed totally. We don't plan to remove any trees completely. I went out there and visited with him and he seemed OK with what was going on.

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