Residents of a Gilbert neighborhood are fighting to keep the town from removing several long-standing eucalyptus trees.
The town began removing the eucalyptus trees in the College Park Country Estates in 1996 over concerns that limbs — and the trees themselves — could fall and cause damage. But the project was halted when residents protested.
The town recently revived the issue with the approximately 40 trees at maintains in the right-of-way in College Park Country Estates, citing several incidents over the past year. The large, decades-old trees provide shade and aesthetic value to the neighborhood near Guadalupe and Lindsay roads. But the town says the large trees and their limbs pose a safety risk…