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Land bank, committee map Liberty Tree Project and potential elm plantings on North Liberty Street
Summary
The committee reviewed plans to designate an existing high‑school elm as the town's Liberty Elm and to plant elms along Liberty Street and North Liberty Street, with the land bank tentatively supporting planting on its North Liberty Street lot; restoration could begin in September and take one to two years.
The town tree committee discussed concrete steps to participate in the national Liberty Tree Project, including designating a large high‑school elm as the town’s Liberty Elm and planting elms along Liberty Street and North Liberty Street.
Emily Murphy, representing the land bank, presented a schematic for the North Liberty Street parking‑lot restoration and said, “we're planning to start the restoration of this park this coming September,” with the work expected to take “between one and two years” and include a summer break in construction. She identified two or three potential planting locations near the parking lot that she believed would be appropriate for elms but…
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