Committee updates on CPA grant application, explores volunteer mobilization
Permanent Street Tree Committee explores volunteer mobilization to support tree maintenance and planting. Chair Austin Whitman reported the committee received a request to organize volunteers for tree staking in Eliot Park, prompting broader discussion of volunteer opportunities including tree
PERMANENT STREET TREE COMMITTEE - TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE · Meeting of July 17, 2026
WINCHESTER — Permanent Street Tree Committee explores volunteer mobilization to support tree maintenance and planting. Chair Austin Whitman reported the committee received a request to organize volunteers for tree staking in Eliot Park, prompting broader discussion of volunteer opportunities including tree maintenance, planting, and public outreach. The committee noted the Peter Van Aiken Tree Fund holds approximately $23,000 to $24,000 available for materials.
The committee also discussed a Community Preservation Act grant application with a hearing scheduled for August 5, though coordination questions with the Select Board regarding project approval requirements remain unresolved.
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Source: the PERMANENT STREET TREE COMMITTEE - TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE meeting of July 17, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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