Tree removal on Columbia's Westwood Avenue halted at last minute

Monday, April 16, 2012 | 7:12 p.m. CDT; updated 12:03 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, April 17, 2012

COLUMBIA — The concrete mostly behaves on Westwood Avenue. But at its intersection with West Stewart Road, the sidewalk has become a roller coaster undulating over the roots of three sweet gum trees. The trunk of each bears a red-orange X that was spray-painted there late last week.

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