Fire district removed dying trees in grove, will test new stump grinder

Jun 3, 2026

At the commissioners' request the fire district removed many dying hazard trees from a grove and plans to use a newly acquired stump grinder to remove remaining stumps; staff are coordinating contractors for remaining work.

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The fire chief told commissioners the district "went out there and removed a lot of those trees, hazard trees that were dying" in the grove at the request of Rex, and that contractors are being engaged to finish remaining removals.

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