Humans weren’t the only ones impacted by Hurricane Milton. Vegetation, such as palm trees, felt it, too. Workers on McGregor Boulevard were seen on Friday removing some of the famous trees lining the road.
We found some workers on McGregor with a crane pulling a palm tree right out of the ground. We asked if this was just another result of Milton, and they told us yes.
“There was an evaluation done right after the hurricane. We determined that there were 14 or 15 trees that needed to be removed due to age, size, the degree of tilt on ’em,” said Bryan San Souci, City of Fort Myers park and recreation worker…