READER REPORT: Toppled tree on side of school; where to get sandbags

Two reader reports related to our wet weather:

TOPPLED TREE: Mike Munson sent the photo and report:

A tree at the southeast corner of Gatewood School broke off at its rotten base and fell against the school. It didn’t fall far but that looks like a lot of weight against the building/roof. There was a crew there figuring out what to do when we walked by at 4:30. This is the same tree that had a big piece break away about a year ago, which tore off an electrical connection to the commercial building just to the east of the school.

Here’s our story about that previous tree trouble.

WHERE TO GET SANDBAGS: In case you need them before the next deluge, Rosalie Miller shares what she found out:

I just returned from the South Park address listed on the county’s website to get free sandbags [731 S. Sullivan]. There are plenty of bags remaining. The county asks that you take no more than 25 bags per household. There are no bags being distributed at the Delridge Community Center this year. You will need to load the bags yourself and each weighs approximately 35 – 40#.

ACG November 6, 2023 (8:58 pm)

Didn’t another tree fall not too long ago at Gatewood? I think it hit The Little Gym building?

WSB November 6, 2023 (9:03 pm)

That’s mentioned twice above, by Mike, and then I included the link to our story from last year.
- ACG November 6, 2023 (9:25 pm)
  
  Thanks! I wasn’t sure if that event mentioned was the same event as the one that struck the Little Gym! Glad nobody was hurt in either case.

anonyme November 7, 2023 (4:40 am)

This often happens with multi-trunked trees. You’d think there would have been a better assessment made by an arborist when this happened before, if an arborist was included at all.

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