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Resident says county crews stripped hedge of red cedars without notice, damaging privacy

5601749 · August 6, 2025
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At the Aug. 6 Board of County Commissioners meeting, resident Steven Grau said county crews cut into a row of red cedar trees planted on his property near the county right of way, leaving the trees “decimated” and reducing privacy; county staff was asked to follow up after the meeting.

Steven Grau, a Miami County resident, told the Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 6 that county crews had cut through a row of red cedar trees planted along his driveway without prior notice, leaving the trees “decimated almost to not not being useful anymore.” Grau said the trees, planted in 1995 as a windbreak and privacy screen, now present an “ugly mess” both on the trunks and the ground.

Grau said his house sits about 300 feet from the road and that he and his wife, Kristin, planted approximately 100 red cedars when…

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