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Tree commission votes to ask City Council to add two at-large seats
Summary
The Worcester Tree Commission voted to request that the City Council amend the commission’s ordinance to add two at-large members, a change supporters said would ease quorum problems and broaden membership; the request must be enacted by the City Council to take effect.
The Worcester Tree Commission voted to ask the City Council to amend the commission’s ordinance to add two at-large members, a change commissioners said would make it easier to fill seats and reach quorum.
Commissioners said the commission has struggled to fill district seats and sometimes lacked a quorum. The requested ordinance change would expand the commission from five members to seven and would raise the quorum from three to four if approved by the City Council.
Commissioners discussed pros and cons over…
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