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Mar 3, 2009 7:15 pm US/Eastern

Councilors: Healthy Trees Destroyed In Worcester

WORCESTER (AP) ― Some Worcester city councilors are calling for a break in the massive tree-cutting program aimed at eradicating the Asian longhorned beetle, saying some healthy trees are being destroyed unnecessarily.

The Telegram & Gazette reports that the council's Public Health and Human Services Committee has recommended that crews temporarily halt the cutting down of so-called "host" trees. Councilors said they had received complaints that state and federal officials had allowed some streets to be virtually cleared of city-owned trees, even though many were not infested.

Robert Moylan, the city's commissioner of public works and parks, said there has been no change in the tree-clearing policy.

The beetles bore dime-sized holes in hardwood trees, eventually killing them.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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