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A collection of trees planted in Louisville s Beechmont neighborhood were vandalized over the weekend, Metro Council s Majority Caucus said in a statement Monday.
Officials said 18 of 35 trees along the 4800 and 4900 blocks of South Third Street were damaged. Pictures show trees snapped and roots torn from the ground.
The trees were planted in March as part of the Louisville Grows program, which works to improve the city s urban tree canopy. Each tree costs about $245, Monday s statement said, so repairing and replacing the damaged trees could cost thousands.
Metro Councilwoman Nicole George, D-21, called the vandalism hurtful in a post on her Facebook page.