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Staff urge tree‑survey requirement and data sharing as stormwater, large‑house and tree efforts align
Summary
Committee staff reported cross‑committee coordination and proposed requiring tree/landscape surveys on projects that trigger stormwater review; members urged early data collection to measure canopy loss and inform bylaw language.
Needham staff and committee members said July 15 that better data and cross‑committee coordination are essential as the town drafts a tree preservation bylaw alongside a draft stormwater bylaw and ongoing large‑house review.
Gabby, the staff liaison, said staff from the stormwater, large‑house and tree committees met and agreed to share draft bylaw language and flag conflicts. "Stormwater bylaw should be going to town meeting this October," she said, and…
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