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Board finds DPW planting plan consistent with master plan; one abstention
Summary
Planning board members reviewed a DPW landscaping plan for the new DPW building and voted to advise the mayor and council that the proposal is not inconsistent with the borough master plan; one member (Catherine Wood) recorded an abstention.
The Planning Board reviewed proposed plantings around the borough's new Department of Public Works building and voted to authorize the board secretary to tell the mayor and council the landscaping plan is not inconsistent with the master plan. A DPW presenter described a mix of deciduous and evergreen trees, native plantings along the edges, viburnum for spring color and "a pollinator seed mix" installed along both sides of the planting strip.
The chair said legal counsel had advised the proposal was consistent with the master plan and moved to authorize the administrative notification to the mayor and council. The motion passed on roll call with one abstention recorded for Catherine Wood. Members praised the plan as an aesthetic improvement and noted the town responded quickly after the item was raised at a prior meeting.
