Clinton landscaping dying The state is spending almost $500,000 dollars on landscaping for one exit in Clinton. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT ONI 20, MOST OF THEM HAVE ALREADYDIED.>> THIS REPRESENTS CLINTON.SCOTT: AT THE OLIVE BRANCH, THEYKNOW PLANTS AND WHITE DETAILMATTERS.THEY DON'T KNOW WHY THE HIGHWAYIS LITTERED WITH DEAD TREES.>> IT IS VERY DISTURBING.WE HAD BEEN EXCITED ABOUT ANIMPROVEMENT, AND WATCH IT GODOWN THE DRAIN.SCOTT: THEY ARE TALKING ABOUTTHE SPRING RIDGE EXIT ON I 20 INCLINTON.AMONG THE CREPE MYRTLE ANDPUBLIC TREES -- AND POPLARTREES, MANY OF THEM ARE DYING.THE MAYOR SAYS IT IS NOT A GOODLOOK.>> ONCE WE START MAINTAINING ITOURSELVES, I THINK IT WILL LOOKA LOT BETTER.BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE STEPPINGOUT OF IT EXCEPT FOR THECROSSCUTTING.SCOTT: IN 201 MDOT CONTRACTED$500,000 FOR THE IRRIGATION ANDLANDSCAPING SYSTEM.BUT NOW IT IS CLEAR THAT THEYARE DYING.REPORTEDLY, SOME PLANTS HAVEBEEN REPLACED.OTHERS ARE CLEARLY IN NEED OFIT.WHICH BEGS THE QUESTION, WHYHASN'T THE WORK BEEN FINISHEDYET?>> HE DOESN'T GET PAID UNTIL HEGETS IT DONE.SCOTT: MDOT COMMISSIONER DICKHALL SAYS THEY ARE WITHHOLDINGTHE PRICES.WE GOT THEM IN BLACK AND WHITE,THE STATE AGREED TO PAY $92,000FOR CREPE MYRTLE'S ON THIS ONEPROJECT.ALSO $53,000 FOR MAGNOLIA TREES.$64,000 FOR POLARS FOR THE SAMEPRICE.>> THE CONTRACTOR HAS NOTFINALIZED THE CONTRACT TO OURSATISFACTION.UNTIL HE GOES IN THERE ANDREPLACES EVERYTHING THAT IS DEADAND HANDS IT OVER TO US, AND

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