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Conservation commission continues enforcement order with Wat Khmer; asks for more native, floodplain-appropriate trees
Summary
The Lowell Conservation Commission continued an enforcement order Oct. 8 concerning unpermitted tree removal at 48 Townsend Avenue and asked Wat Khmer and the Khmer American Cultural Center to revise its replacement plan to include more native riparian species; the commission set the next review for Nov. 12.
The Lowell Conservation Commission continued an enforcement order Oct. 8 involving tree removal at the Wat Khmer and Khmer American Cultural Center, 48 Townsend Avenue, and directed the organization to submit a revised planting plan that includes more native, floodplain-appropriate species.
Som Khan, president of the Wat Khmer and Khmer American Cultural Center, told the commission the group proposed planting 23 new trees on the temple grounds. "We at Wat Khmer and Khmer American Cultural Center respectfully proposed to the planting of 23 new tree within the temple Ground," Khan said. He also said the group previously planted 39 emerald green trees along Townsend…
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