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Tree board seeks clarity, compensation after wrong tree removal at aquatic center project
Summary
Board members raised concerns after the unintended removal of a Siberian elm and a subsequent pine at the planned aquatic center; disagreement centered on whether the removed elm should be replaced with a large-caliper specimen, how replacement costs will be handled, and whether future plantings fit long-term landscape aims.
Tree board members pressed town staff for clarification about tree removals at the town's aquatic center site, including the inadvertent removal of a Siberian elm and later work affecting a pine. Board members said the elm was a poor species to save and opposed replacing it with a large 8-inch-caliper specimen without a clear landscape plan and infrastructure to support such a tree.
Carl told the board he has been in touch with Eric (the town's project contact) and that "they were…
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