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Tree commission asks council to expand membership from three to seven

Village of Baltimore Council and Committees · November 11, 2025

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Summary

The Tree Commission asked council to amend Village Code chapter 2.54 to increase commission membership to three-to-seven members, citing increased interest and workload; the rules committee approved sending the ordinance to council.

The Baltimore Village Tree Commission asked the council to amend Village Code (chapter 2.54) to expand its membership from the current 3–5 range to 3–7 members.

Steve Collins of the Tree Commission told the rules committee the commission is seeing increased interest and the current members perform physical labor year-round, so additional volunteers would help. "We are recommending that council modify that section of code to allow 3 to 7 members on the Village Tree Commission," Collins said.

Committee member McCrary moved to change the codified ordinance to expand the commission; the motion was seconded and the committee approved sending the amendment to council for formal readings.

Next steps: solicitor will prepare ordinance language for council consideration and the item will appear on upcoming council agendas.