LTA's $200,000 and the Angsana tree

Question
Did LTA spend $200,000 on trying to keep the Angsana tree 2 years ago?

From what I heard over the radio on the 16th's morning, LTA said most of the $200,000 were spent on the structural work and was thus not wasted.

But this was not the story we heard before.

Even if we had spent to save an 80-year-old tree, I think it is fair.

The key issue is whether the monies could have been more strategically to save the tree.