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Opinion: Holly tree would be a great landmark in new roundabout

Traffic moves past the large holly tree Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, at the intersection of E.E. Butler Parkway and West Academy in Gainesville. The holly tree has been decorated for Christmas for 30 years, but will soon be taken down as part of the roundabout project at the site. - photo by Scott Rogers

01262023 HOLLY 2.jpg — Traffic moves past the large holly tree Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, at the intersection of E.E. Butler Parkway and West Academy in Gainesville. The holly tree has been decorated for Christmas for 30 years, but will soon be taken down as part of the roundabout project at the site. - photo by Scott Rogers

Is there not some way we can have our cake and eat it too? The Georgia DOT has placed roundabouts all over north Georgia in the past few years, and to good effect from a traffic standpoint.