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Philly residents and activists gathered in FDR Park Monday morning to criticize the city and the Fairmount Park Conservancy for the cutting of what it calls "heritage trees" valued for their history, age, or size in a $250 million renovation of the park.
A judge decided her court does not have jurisdiction to hear the suit to stop clearing trees. Petitioners plan to appeal.
The Philadelphia icon just got a major revamp, with 6,400 new LEDs, a new power system and a new online dashboard.
The decision comes days after a group of residents filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the park renovation.
The Wistar Institute Appoints Max Berger to its Board of Trustees