Wilmington Tree Commission forms Tree Ordinance Review Committee and names members
Jul 22, 2026
The Wilmington Tree Commission on July 22 created a Tree Ordinance Review Committee to examine Chapter 18 of the land development code and appointed commissioners and volunteers to the panel; staff said meetings will be publicly noticed with a first session targeted after the Aug. 26 commission meeting.
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Tom Boland, chair of the Wilmington Tree Commission, announced at a special July 22 meeting that he is forming a Tree Ordinance Review Committee to evaluate the city's tree-related provisions within Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances and to develop recommendations for City Council consideration. "We're looking to develop a committee to actually review the tree ordinances and, you know, push that forward," Boland said, explaining the commission's authority to create the body.
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