Trees on Main Avenue saved from attempted removal

A group of community leaders met at the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce the afternoon of Aug. 22 to create a plan to save the trees on Main Avenue that county workers had attempted to remove that morning.

The four trees in question, on the east side of Main, just south of Hawthorne Street, were scheduled for removal because their roots are pushing up the sidewalk. While Save Our Forest president Jackie Heyneman was notified earlier that morning, it came as a surprise to her and everyone who heard about it.

Realtor Kim Murphy, whose office is across the street from the trees, saw what was going o...