Overgrown trees on Second Street have caused downtown Dayton, Tenn., sidewalks to crack.
Photo by Kimberly McMillianDAYTON, Tenn.-Dayton officials and MainStreet Dayton personnel are trying to figure out how to deal with overgrown trees in downtown Dayton that have uprooted sidewalks.
At the recent MainStreet Dayton monthly meeting, property owner Jenny Nevans said the MainStreet board needed to remove and replace trees on the corners of Main Street, First Street and Second Street.
“I hate to cut them, but they have to come out,” said County Commissioner Ronnie Raper, who attended the meeting at MainStreet Dayton officials’ request.
MainStreet Executive Director Anna Tromanhauser said “potential damage is a concern” for property owners and the merchants who rent from them. That damage, she said, outweighed the cost of replacing the landscaping.
Removing the trees is consistent with the downtown revitalization goals of MainStreet Dayton, design committee Chairman Kerry Nabors said.