> As a kind of collective public shaming, council has erected huge yellow and orange billboards that face the houses opposite the site. > “THESE SIGNS WILL REM

> As a kind of collective public shaming, council has erected huge yellow and orange billboards that face the houses opposite the site. > “THESE SIGNS WILL REMAIN UNTIL THE TREES GROW BACK”, they read. That's an interesting solution. If a tree dies on your property you will get a concrete memorial pillar in its place, with a billboard of city's choosing or whatever else the city decides. A solar panel, a wind turbine, an electric or telecom pole, radio mast. Pillar paid for with your money of course. Unless you promptly replace the tree with replanted one of similar size.