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Resident says Miami County crews stripped windbreak; commissioners request staff follow-up

5601752 · August 13, 2025
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Summary

Steven Grau told the Miami County Commission that county forces removed or stripped about 50 trees he planted as a windbreak in 1995, leaving his property exposed. Commissioners asked county staff to investigate, explain why the trees were removed and provide a response to the resident; no formal remedy was adopted at the meeting.

Steven Grau told the Miami County Commission on Aug. 13 that county forces had stripped the limbs and removed trees he planted as a windbreak along the front of his property, and he asked the commission for relief.

Grau said the planting included about 50 trees dating to 1995 that formed a windbreak along the right of way. He described the trees as being "one foot behind and 10 feet away from the edge of the road," and said a drop line from the…

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