Hundreds of trees once stood in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood between Independence Boulevard and Commonwealth Avenue. The trees have now been cleared to make a billboard more visible and business owners and lawmakers are sounding the alarm.
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Neighbors, lawmakers sound the alarm on hundreds of trees cut down for billboard (WCCB)
November 12, 2026
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