Fayette County

Vote: What should Lexington, KU do next in dispute over clear-cutting trees?

Tree stumps in a median along Southpoint Drive near Nicholasville Road in Lexington, Ky., are photographed Monday, July 20, 2020. Kentucky Utilities is cutting all trees that grow more than 10 feet under power transmission lines.
Tree stumps in a median along Southpoint Drive near Nicholasville Road in Lexington, Ky., are photographed Monday, July 20, 2020. Kentucky Utilities is cutting all trees that grow more than 10 feet under power transmission lines. rhermens@herald-leader.com

The Lexington city council hasn’t persuaded Kentucky Utilities to change or stop its practice of removing some older, taller trees to protect power lines.

This is an unscientific poll. It will end after Nov. 26.

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This story was originally published November 19, 2021 at 10:11 AM.

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