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A sign at the Lake Park Addition list the rules for the Flathead County-owned park on Whitefish Lake. To the left, a group of cottonwood trees appear to be dead.  (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Commissioner apologizes for killing trees
August 10, 2017 3:09 p.m.

Commissioner apologizes for killing trees

Flathead County Commissioner Phil Mitchell has issued letters of apology following a recent charge of felony criminal mischief for allegedly killing six cottonwood trees on a county-owned public park on Whitefish Lake.