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Commission approves lawsuit to require property owner to trim or remove roadside trees after highway department warning
Summary
Roane County voted 12–3 to authorize the county attorney to sue a private landowner to require removal or trimming of trees that highway staff say threaten a narrow county road; debate focused on liability, proof standards and precedent.
Roane County commissioners on Tuesday voted 12–3 to authorize the county attorney to file suit against a private property owner along Bridal Arrow Point, seeking either a court order that the owner cut trees hanging over and threatening the county road or authorization for the highway department to remove the trees with recovery of costs.
Highway staff presented the request, saying trees and overhanging branches pose a risk of falling on passing vehicles…
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