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Conservation commission continues enforcement hearing after temple leaders present replacement-tree plan
Summary
Lowell Conservation Commission continued an enforcement hearing about trees cut in the floodplain at 48 Townsend Ave after the property representative presented a planting plan and commissioners requested a delineated plan showing non‑disturbance planting locations.
The Lowell Conservation Commission continued an enforcement hearing on Sept. 24 regarding trees cut within the floodplain at 48 Townsend Ave, property of the Khmer cultural center. Commission members asked the property representatives to return Oct. 8 with a site plan showing where replacement trees can be planted without later disturbance, and allowed removal of dead fallen trees immediately.
Commission Chair opened the item by summarizing an enforcement order tied to the site and said the commission was seeking a response from the property owner about rectification. Somkhan, president of the Wakmayi Lowell and Khmer American Cultural Centers, told the commission that an invited contractor and local leaders had removed trees and that his…
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