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Tarpon Springs resident sues city to prove โ€˜deadโ€™ tree still alive, bearing fruit

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Stravos Tsalickis thought he had seen it all. That was, until Tarpon Springs Police Department Officer Steve Gassen, 48, informed the 79-year-old Tarpon Springs resident that a tree on his property was โ€œdead.โ€ The tree in question, at 431 Grand Blvd. in Tarpon Springs, would need to be removed, Gassen said, as well as a shed, which the officer who was in โ€œpoor condition.โ€ One problem; the tree was not dead, according to Tsalickis. Not willing to give up either…

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