An embattled Lover Lane oak tree got a stay of execution late Tuesday night.

An embattled Lover Lane oak tree got a stay of execution late Tuesday night.

The Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen decided to make an proffer to the owner of the thing owned directly across the street from the tree in chance of a favorable results of widening the narrow lane. Fire Chief Mark Hare said the overhanging oak is an obstacle for city firetrucks to navigate, especially in emergencies.

The holder of the home across the road from the oak has driven stations into the ground to hinder large trucks from crossing the zest of his property while trying to advance around the tree.

Hare took the city's largest trade to Lovers Lane on Monday, and it was able to pass the oak, on the contrary barely.

"I have the responsibility for public safety and the tree impedes our public safety," Hare told the Board of Aldermen Tuesday night.

After being told the ownership owner isn't ...