At least one county resident is resting easier tonight after a 40-foot tall tilting tree was uprooted and placed safely on the ground.
“I feel much safer now,” said Victor Soltero, whose home is situated across the alley from where the tree once stood. Before it was removed, the tree leaned as if it would fall directly onto Soltero’s home if it were to fall.
Crews from the Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative visited the scene on Wednesday, when Soltero first noticed the tree’s angle. At the time, the utility...
