The hot, dry summer has ruined a campaign to plant thousands of saplings across a city.
that it had struggled to employ a tree officer due to the tough jobs market.
The role included checking on the health of trees, whether they needed pruning or were overhanging and responding to any resident's concern. "What is not great [is] that the management of the trees in the first few months was non-existent meaning the trees have suffered in the heat," Mr Chambers said.Image source,"I am all for trees and a better environment so I voted for the trees to be planted. Sadly, that didn't include park management of the trees.
"When I was in Ukraine, even under a time of war, they had cleaner streets and parks. Our managing director of the city council really needs to step up his game."
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