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Green Worcester committee defers formal large-tree policy to urban forestry commission
Summary
Committee members discussed models from other Massachusetts cities and agreed to let the city's urban forestry/tree commission lead ordinance development; a motion to take no immediate action was recorded.
WORCESTER, Mass. (July 28, 2025) — Members of the Green Worcester Advisory Committee on Monday reviewed examples of large-tree protection ordinances from other Massachusetts municipalities and agreed to defer formal ordinance work to the city's urban forestry (tree) commission.
Why this matters: Committee members said preserving mature trees complements tree-planting efforts and may require specific ordinance language and technical forestry expertise that the tree commission is better positioned to produce.
What committee heard: Ted Connor, a committee member who has assembled local ordinance…
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