Squatters are still there. There’s a homeless shelter not too far down the road too, but they’ll get booted for using in there so they choose to rough it out in the cold, where at least they can continue to do the thing that caused their homelessness to begin with.
I had 2 large weeping willows when we bought our home. I have burned it and can fully attest, don't bother. One fell on our pool the other still stands. Very messy trees but I always liked their look.