Photos: Georgia Power tree-cutting draws protest

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Photos: Georgia Power tree-cutting draws protest

In a statement, Georgia Power said the construction work near Cross Creek is related to a large scale infrastructure project in northwest Atlanta.

Lou Benson, the partner of Jenifer Firestone, also a Cross Creek Condos resident, delivers a box of Valentine's Day candy up the giant oak tree in a show of support outside the windows of their condo on Thursday, Feb 11, 2016, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

The construction work near the site is related to a large scale infrastructure project in Northwest Atlanta, but neighbors like Jenifer Firestone, a Cross Creek Condos resident, are questioning the need to remove some of the trees. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Local residents stand around the base of the tree in a show of support for Jenifer Firestone, a Cross Creek Condos resident, used a ladder to climb a giant oak tree outside the windows of her condo to save it from Georgia Power chain saws on Thursday, Feb 11, 2016, in Atlanta. The tree removal crews left for the day after Firestone refused to come down from the tree. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Two trees (at left) have already begun to come down next to power lines where Jenifer Firestone, a Cross Creek Condos resident, used a ladder to climb a giant oak tree outside the windows of her condo to save it from Georgia Power chain saws on Thursday, Feb 11, 2016, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Lissa Smith-Cote, Stone Mountain, has come out to support Jenifer Firestone, a Cross Creek Condos resident, who used a ladder to climb a giant oak tree outside the windows of her condo to save it from Georgia Power chain saws on Thursday, Feb 11, 2016, in Atlanta. The construction work near the site is related to a large scale infrastructure project in Northwest Atlanta, but residents are questioning the need to remove some of the trees. The tree removal crews left for the day after Firestone refused to come down from the tree. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Jenifer Firestone, a Cross Creek Condos resident, used a ladder to climb a giant oak tree outside the windows of her condo to save it from Georgia Power chain saws on Thursday, Feb 11, 2016, in Atlanta. The construction work near the site is related to a large scale infrastructure project in Northwest Atlanta, but residents are questioning the need to remove some of the trees. The tree removal crews left for the day after Firestone refused to come down from the tree. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Lissa Smith-Cote, and her son Anderson, 7, Stone Mountain, have come out to support Jenifer Firestone, a Cross Creek Condos resident, used a ladder to climb a giant oak tree outside the windows of her condo to save it from Georgia Power chain saws on Thursday, Feb 11, 2016, in Atlanta. The construction work near the site is related to a large scale infrastructure project in Northwest Atlanta, but residents are questioning the need to remove some of the trees. The tree removal crews left for the day after Firestone refused to come down from the tree. Anderson, a scout, made a drawing of men with chain saws and Firestone up the tree. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Jenifer Firestone, a Cross Creek Condos resident, used a ladder to climb a giant oak tree outside the windows of her condo to save it from Georgia Power chain saws on Thursday, Feb 11, 2016, in Atlanta. The construction work near the site is related to a large scale infrastructure project in Northwest Atlanta, but residents are questioning the need to remove some of the trees. The tree removal crews left for the day after Firestone refused to come down from the tree. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

One tree has already been cut despite a sign from residents posted at it's base. Jenifer Firestone, a Cross Creek Condos resident, used a ladder to climb another nearby giant oak tree located outside the windows of her condo to save it from Georgia Power chain saws on Thursday, Feb 11, 2016, in Atlanta. The construction work near the site is related to a large scale infrastructure project in Northwest Atlanta, but residents are questioning the need to remove some of the trees. The tree removal crews left for the day after Firestone refused to come down from the tree. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Jenifer Firestone, a Cross Creek Condos resident, used a ladder to climb a giant oak tree outside the windows of her condo to save it from Georgia Power chain saws on Thursday, Feb 11, 2016, in Atlanta. The construction work near the site is related to a large scale infrastructure project in Northwest Atlanta, but residents are questioning the need to remove some of the trees. The tree removal crews left for the day after Firestone refused to come down from the tree. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

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In a statement, Georgia Power said the construction work near Cross Creek is related to a large scale infrastructure project in northwest Atlanta.

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