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Tree hearing on Tom Nevers bike path continued to select board after residents object to cutting trees
Summary
The Tree Advisory Committee heard objections from homeowners and neighbors about planned removal of town-owned trees for the Tom Nevers Road bike path and referred the matter to the select board; homeowners and staff discussed easements, transplanting and alternatives.
The Tree Advisory Committee on Nantucket continued a hearing on proposed removal of town-owned trees along Tom Nevers Road after residents objected to planned cutting for a new bike path.
Committee members and Department of Public Works staff described the project as a long‑range, town‑funded bike path whose preferred alignment keeps a grass buffer between the roadway and the path. Drew (DPW staff) told the committee that "the design that has been approved and is being progressed towards bidding and construction is a bike path that is separate from the road." He said final design and permitting are underway and that some trees would need to be removed because permanent improvements will remain in the public right of way.
The hearing drew several neighbors and property owners. Mango Jatambruzak, speaking on behalf of the Bermans at 98 Tom Nevers Road, told the committee the cherry trees along that…
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