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Planning Board approves amended scenic‑roads agreement; requires 30 replacement trees, caliper to be set by tree warden
Summary
After debate about replacement counts and wording, the board approved amendments to a scenic‑roads improvement agreement, changing the replacement figure from 15 to 30 trees, removing the word "other" from a damage‑repair clause, and deferring exact caliper specifications to the tree warden.
The Town of Needham Planning Board on April 1 approved an amended scenic‑roads improvement agreement that increases the number of replacement trees associated with the project and delegates final caliper selection to the tree warden.
Planning staff said the town had proposed tree plantings tied to a scenic‑roads project. The applicant (Public Works) previously indicated a 2‑for‑1 replacement approach and represented it would plant a total…
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