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Plan for 1,550 native trees, sugar maple roundabout proposed for Old Farms Road north/south section
Summary
Richter & Cegan presented a restoration and planting plan for the Old Farms Road North/South section proposing about 1,550 native trees, spring planting, and a $500,000 planting budget; Avon Old Farms School will install a sugar maple in the roundabout under a maintenance agreement with the Town.
Richter & Cegan presented the landscape restoration concept for the Old Farms Road North/South section, emphasizing native species, meadow areas and restoration of a more rural tree canopy. The firm proposed planting roughly 1,550 trees, a spring planting schedule, and a projected planting budget of $500,000. The firm said reforesting will use all native species and that a two‑and‑a‑half inch caliper tree would be approximately 12–14 feet tall at planting.
Avon Old Farms School will be responsible for landscaping within the roundabout and plans to plant a large sugar maple as the center focal point; the Town clarified that while the School installs and maintains those plantings, the roundabout sits within the Town right‑of‑way under a written perpetual maintenance arrangement. Resident comments commended the restoration plan and raised questions about brownstone reuse at the entrance, maintenance of invasive species, and plantings near trails. Council thanked Richter & Cegan for the presentation and confirmed the project contractor (EA Quinn) will handle landscape work to meet LOTCIP funding rules.
