Hundreds of trees are poisoned, dead after Salt Lake City officials apply wrong herbicide

It was quite a mystery for Fairpark residents on the west side of Salt Lake City when they saw trees dying on their street.
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[@behunintree360]

If a homeowner would have accidentally poisoned the trees in front of their home, the city would have levied a substantial fine, think thousands upon thousands of dollars. The question needs to be asked, what is happening to the employees and department responsible for this? The trees are dead, they are not coming back. 200 trees could surpass a monetary value of over a million dollars. Is the department's budget going to be cut to compensate for the removal of dead trees and the planting of large new trees? Will the employees be reprimanded and possibly terminated or is this just going to be another government entity that gets away with making disastrous mistakes and has zero accountability, but when the public makes a similar mistake, that same entity is anything but forgiving.

[@DT-ww4gv]

What about the threat to animals that walked on the days they got sprayed

[@waynetyson3822]

"Fertilizer" applied at the BASE of the trees? Please provide link(s) to investigative reports and work orders!

[@rlbrown1009]

That is absolutely horrible! They are taking down trees & plants everywhere 😪

[@max30888]

How is that even possible?!

[@klueless-savge3035]

Yes it is a beautiful place 🦋

[@mclassie77]

So sad! I bet the person feels terrible about it. 😢

[@jacobsukovaty520]

What type of trees where they

[@vickiserre9457]

Maybe the people hired to do the job don’t read or speak English 😮

[@DonaldKetch]

Who hires someone who can't read are nuts or what ?

[@jessicauncasam61]

This is heartbreaking 💔 😢 prayers it gets taken care of. We grow trees and enjoy them.

[@Jacob-wd2pn]

Ellos perdieron su trabajo 🤣