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Lowell council to create citizen tree committee after neighborhood concerns over Van Greenby removals
Summary
Councilors voted to initiate a citizen tree committee and to develop a street‑tree ordinance after residents raised concern about a plan to remove eight to ten trees on Van Greenby Road; the city manager said the city received a DCR grant to support the work.
The Lowell City Council approved a motion on June 10, 2025, to study and create a citizen tree committee and to pursue a street‑tree ordinance, after public comment warned that planned removals on Van Greenby Road threatened neighborhood canopy.
William Nichols, a neighborhood resident, told the council he learned of a possible removal of “8 to 10 trees” on Van Greenby Road only after…
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