The Savannah City Council approved on Thursday a $36,950 reimbursement to a resident’s insurance company for damages a tree caused to his home on Washington Avenue last year.
City Attorney Brooks Stillwell said he was recommending the reimbursement because the city had scheduled the removal of the rotted tree, but had not removed it in time.
“It took longer than it should have,” Stillwell said.
The incident was different than the tragedy that occurred in July 2010, when a Savannah woman had been severely injured by a tree limb that fell on the truck she was riding in, Stillwell said. The woman, Shanta Greene, was awarded $12 million in August after bringing a lawsuit against the city for her injuries. The city is appealing the award.
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