Shade Tree Committee

Shade Tree Committee defers municipal tree bylaw vote to July for additional member review. Chair Eva Hoffman distributed the latest draft, which adds definitions and specifics protecting trees during building and demolition permits; the ordinance would require property owners to pay fees to the

Shade Tree Committee reports eighty of one hundred planned trees now planted as of May 18, with black tupelo replacements being sourced. Chair Eva Hoffman thanked committee member Lucia Gates for more than twenty years of service. The committee is advancing a draft municipal tree bylaw toward

Belmont Shade Tree Committee approves prior minutes and ratifies 2023 subcommittee records. The committee heard that 100 trees will be planted by Asplundh as of April 21 and 30 additional trees along Concord Avenue by Wagon Wheel, with fall commemorative plantings funded by a $50,000 contribution

Shade Tree Committee approves prior meeting minutes and addresses tree protection concerns. Tree Warden Will McPhee reported that construction damage at the Chenery project prompted removal of pines, with three new trees to be planted for each one removed. The committee expressed concern that

Shade Tree Bylaw Subcommittee reviews draft tree regulations via Zoom. The four-member panel, chaired by Eva Hoffman, considered residential exemptions for one- to three-family home owners, tree protection standards during construction modeled on Arlington's requirements, and whether a separate