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Edge Hill neighbors, residents say contractor cleared vegetation on city land and left hazardous turnout; petition presented
Summary
Residents reported damage to vegetation on city-owned hills and an unusable turnaround on Edge Hill Road, presented a petition signed by adjacent property owners and asked the council to address safety and restoration.
Residents at the meeting told the Salt Lake City Council they observed a contractor clearing large swaths of vegetation on city-owned hills north of town and said the work damaged old-growth scrub oak, rabbitbrush and a neighborhood turnaround at Edge Hill Road.
"I asked the bulldozer driver if he could limit destruction to only grassy areas and avoid old growth vegetation. His response, 'I have a job to do. I will do it any way I feel best,'" said David Waldman, who said he…
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