Lodi’s Abby Racco fights to save palm trees

When Abby Racco saw white Xs painted on seven date palms and one small fan palm along Hutchins Street, she immediately felt compelled to find homes for the doomed trees.

For the last eight years, Racco has regularly walked past the 25- to 30-foot tall palms on her way to the store. "I live right down the street, and it's a shame to see them cut down," she said. "It would just break my heart to see those go into a wood chipping machine."

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roy bitz posted at 4:59 pm on Sat, Jul 7, 2012.

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It would be nice if these trees could be relocated to Lodi Lake or maybe Roget park.
As for widening a couple blocks of this street at a cost of one million dollars---is this really going to accomplish anything more than making a few more parking places for Hutchins Square and maybe make room for a bike lane?
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