Tree committee elects Pruitt as Minutes Secretary; approves prior minutes.
PERMANENT STREET TREE COMMITTEE - TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE · Meeting of January 16, 2026
Winchester tree committee unanimously elects sustainability director as secretary, approves prior meeting minutes. Chair Austin Whitman reported the Select Board endorsed a $220,000 tree budget he proposed, contingent on a three-year phase-in and passage of an upcoming override vote. The committee outlined six key priorities if funding passes: preserve public tree canopy, promote planting and maintenance, improve the town's living and visitor experience, guide the Select Board on tree policy and planning, conduct public education, and seek grant funding.
Member Keri Layton briefed the committee on three Planning Board projects with significant tree considerations and reviewed the structure of two Google Group email lists serving voting and non-voting members.
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Source: the PERMANENT STREET TREE COMMITTEE - TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE meeting of January 16, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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