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Commission staff advises neighbor with arborist concerns to notify property owner; Conservation Commission declines to mediate private tree disputes

2100616 · January 10, 2025
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Town conservation staff told an arborist representing neighbors that the commission will not act on a report unless the landowner requests action; staff advised the arborist to send a written notice to the property owner and said tree removal or replacement within wetland jurisdiction would require the owner to apply to the commission.

During the Jan. 9 meeting the Needham Conservation Commission discussed a complaint from an arborist working for a neighbor who is concerned a large tree on an adjacent property could fall and damage a newly installed fence or the neighbor’s house. Commission staff advised that the commission will not authorize work or mediate a private…

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