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Making room for improvements to York City planters in Continental Square

Dawn J. Sagert
Ralph Glover, an equipment operator with the City of York, controls a backhoe as it grasps a large tree root being dug out from a planter on the southwest corner of Continental Square in downtown York City, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. According to the City of York Facebook page, the Department of Public Works is removing soil matter and stumps from planters ahead of new landscaping and lighting at the end of March that will be paid for by The Rotary Club of York. The city has also established an endowment fund with York County Community Foundation for ongoing upkeep and landscaping. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
Ralph Glover, an equipment operator with the City of York, controls a backhoe as it grasps a large tree root being dug out from a planter on the southwest corner of Continental Square in downtown York City, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. According to the City of York Facebook page, the Department of Public Works is removing soil matter and stumps from planters ahead of new landscaping and lighting at the end of March that will be paid for by The Rotary Club of York. The city has also established an endowment fund with York County Community Foundation for ongoing upkeep and landscaping. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
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Ralph Glover, an equipment operator with the City of York, controls a backhoe as it moves a large tree root being dug out from a planter on the southwest corner of Continental Square in downtown York City, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. According to the City of York Facebook page, the Department of Public Works is removing soil matter and stumps from planters ahead of new landscaping and lighting at the end of March that will be paid for by The Rotary Club of York. The city has also established an endowment fund with York County Community Foundation for ongoing upkeep and landscaping. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
Ralph Glover, an equipment operator with the City of York, controls a backhoe as it moves a large tree root being dug out from a planter on the southwest corner of Continental Square in downtown York City, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. According to the City of York Facebook page, the Department of Public Works is removing soil matter and stumps from planters ahead of new landscaping and lighting at the end of March that will be paid for by The Rotary Club of York. The city has also established an endowment fund with York County Community Foundation for ongoing upkeep and landscaping. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
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From left at back, Ralph Glover, Eric Harris and Albert Murray, all with the City of York, work together to move a large tree root, from a planter on the southwest corner of Continental Square, into the bed of a truck in downtown York City, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.(Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
From left at back, Ralph Glover, Eric Harris and Albert Murray, all with the City of York, work together to move a large tree root, from a planter on the southwest corner of Continental Square, into the bed of a truck in downtown York City, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.(Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
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Ralph Glover, back, an equipment operator with the City of York, controls a backhoe as it grasps a large tree root being dug out from a planter on the southwest corner of Continental Square, before it is placed on a truck bed and removed, from downtown York City, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. According to the City of York Facebook page, the Department of Public Works is removing soil matter and stumps from planters ahead of new landscaping and lighting at the end of March that will be paid for by The Rotary Club of York. The city has also established an endowment fund with York County Community Foundation for ongoing upkeep and landscaping. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
Ralph Glover, back, an equipment operator with the City of York, controls a backhoe as it grasps a large tree root being dug out from a planter on the southwest corner of Continental Square, before it is placed on a truck bed and removed, from downtown York City, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. According to the City of York Facebook page, the Department of Public Works is removing soil matter and stumps from planters ahead of new landscaping and lighting at the end of March that will be paid for by The Rotary Club of York. The city has also established an endowment fund with York County Community Foundation for ongoing upkeep and landscaping. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
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A large tree root is removed from a planter on the southwest corner of Continental Square in downtown York City, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. According to the City of York Facebook page, the Department of Public Works is removing soil matter and stumps from planters ahead of new landscaping and lighting at the end of March that will be paid for by The Rotary Club of York. The city has also established an endowment fund with York County Community Foundation for ongoing upkeep and landscaping. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
A large tree root is removed from a planter on the southwest corner of Continental Square in downtown York City, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. According to the City of York Facebook page, the Department of Public Works is removing soil matter and stumps from planters ahead of new landscaping and lighting at the end of March that will be paid for by The Rotary Club of York. The city has also established an endowment fund with York County Community Foundation for ongoing upkeep and landscaping. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
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Ralph Glover, right, and Albert Murray, both with the City of York, work together to move a large tree root, from a planter on the southwest corner of Continental Square, into a truck bed before it is removed from downtown York City, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.(Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
Ralph Glover, right, and Albert Murray, both with the City of York, work together to move a large tree root, from a planter on the southwest corner of Continental Square, into a truck bed before it is removed from downtown York City, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.(Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
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Ralph Glover, an equipment operator with the City of York, controls a backhoe as scrapes soil matter from a planter on the southwest corner of Continental Square in downtown York City, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. According to the City of York Facebook page, the Department of Public Works is removing soil matter and stumps from planters ahead of new landscaping and lighting at the end of March that will be paid for by The Rotary Club of York. The city has also established an endowment fund with York County Community Foundation for ongoing upkeep and landscaping. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
Ralph Glover, an equipment operator with the City of York, controls a backhoe as scrapes soil matter from a planter on the southwest corner of Continental Square in downtown York City, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. According to the City of York Facebook page, the Department of Public Works is removing soil matter and stumps from planters ahead of new landscaping and lighting at the end of March that will be paid for by The Rotary Club of York. The city has also established an endowment fund with York County Community Foundation for ongoing upkeep and landscaping. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
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