Tree Committee approves $60,000 CPA grant for park planting
Winchester Tree Committee approves $60,000 CPA grant for park tree-planting project. The committee unanimously adopted the final Community Preservation Act application, which requests $60,000 of a $70,000 project budget to plant up to 50 trees in Ginn Field, McDonald Field, Elliot Park, and
PERMANENT STREET TREE COMMITTEE - TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE · Meeting of June 12, 2026
Winchester Tree Committee approves $60,000 CPA grant for park tree-planting project. The committee unanimously adopted the final Community Preservation Act application, which requests $60,000 of a $70,000 project budget to plant up to 50 trees in Ginn Field, McDonald Field, Elliot Park, and Davidson Park over a three-year period beginning fall 2026. Chair Austin Whitman was authorized to submit the application before the June 15 deadline.
The committee incorporated amendments providing flexibility to adjust parks during planning and potentially delay work to coordinate with Davidson Park's ongoing river restoration project.
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Source: the PERMANENT STREET TREE COMMITTEE - TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE meeting of June 12, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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