Logan • Chainsaws echoed through Logan’s Island neighborhood on Monday as crews sliced into the thick trunks of century-old trees lining Canyon Road, clearing the way for a new waterline project.

Tree dust hung in the air, leaving a strong, woody smell as residents paused to watch — and photograph — the steady procession of falling limbs.

Among them was Anne Shifrer, a longtime Logan resident who paced up and down the road, taking in what she called the “devastation.”

Crews spent several minutes sawing through the massive trunk of a towering ash tree before it finally gave way, crashing onto the pavement with a deep, echoing boom.

“When I first came to Logan about 35 years ago, I thought this was the most beautiful street in town,” Shifrer said. She signed a petition that drew nearly

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