Historic trees to be cut down, new apartments, motorcycle wreck: July 10 roundup

Thurston County news July 10 included Olympia’s plans to removal several oak trees on Legion Way, new apartments, and a serious-injury motorcycle wreck.

Here are key takeaways:

• Olympia will remove three historic oak trees and prune six others along Legion Way starting the week of July 13, with replacement trees planted this fall or next fall.
• The Gibson, a 65-unit affordable housing development in a former downtown Olympia office building on Union Avenue, is opening soon with five apartments pre-leased and three more pending, developers Ken and Julie Brogan said.
• A 43-year-old Olympia motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries Friday when a pickup truck pulled out in front of him at state Route 507 and Manke Road Southeast, according to the Washington State Patrol.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.