Southern Indiana city to fell more than 100 dead trees

PRINCETON, Ind. (AP) - A southwestern Indiana city is giving the axe to more than 100 dead, rotting trees that pose a public safety hazard.

Princeton Building Commissioner Clint Smith says residents in the city about 25 miles north of Evansville will receive 48-hour notice before trees near their homes come down.

Smith tells the Princeton Daily Clarion (http://bit.ly/2ih5Qhq ) the city "is just trying to do some preventative maintenance."

He says city officials have received complaints about nearly every tree on its tree-cutting list.

Crews will only be cutting down trees that are between public streets and sidewalks, an area that's considered a city easement. The tree-cutting effort starts Jan. 9 and will take about a month. The downed trees will be cut up and hauled away.

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Information from: Princeton Daily Clarion, http://www.tristate-media.com/pdclarion