Paris, Tenn.–Paris Parks and Recreation crew members were busy at Eiffel Tower Park Monday cutting down a line of pine trees that will be replaced with hardwoods that park officials said will be sturdier and will not pose a safety hazard, especially that close to the Splash Park. Parks and Recreation Director Tony Lawrence said once pine trees get to a certain age, they begin dropping limbs and falling over which has happened at Eiffel Tower Park in the past. “We put them up to begin with to provide a fence barrier but they’re so heavy and not really desirable especially being that close to the Splash Park,” he said, noting that pine needles also have been interfering with the pumps at the Splash Park. Lawrence said the trees will be replaced with hardwoods such as oak trees that will provide shade and be more desirable for that location. In photo, Parks employees Joel Crosno, Gary Paschall, Jay Hosford and John Thompson at work with the pine trees. (Shannon McFarlin photo).