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Commission debates options for Drexel Circle war monument—removal of adjacent trees, cleaning or moving monument under study
Summary
Commission members reviewed the war monument at the northwest corner of Drexel Circle and discussed removing two adjacent hornbeam trees to improve visibility, whether the monument could be moved, and interim landscape treatment; no vote was taken and staff will gather cost/feasibility information.
Bexley Tree and Public Gardens Commission members spent time on June 18 discussing the war monument at the northwest corner of Drexel Circle and whether adjacent hornbeam trees should be removed to better expose and highlight the memorial. Staff consultant Walter Raines said the immediately adjacent trees were reducing the monument’s visibility and that simple pruning likely would not accomplish the intended visual effect. “I…
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