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Tree Board
Regular Meetings
- 5:30 p.m.
- 1st Thursday of each month
- Zoom
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.
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Members
- John Snell, Chair
- Alec Ellsworth, Tree Warden
- John Akielaszek
- Steve Bailey
- Abby Colihan
- James Findlay-Shirras
- Sarah Hoffmeier
- Shawn White
- Ethan Borland (student)
- Ben Wetherell (student)
Conditions of Term
Any member may be removed from the board for cause. Cause shall include but not be limited to excessive absences from scheduled board meetings and clearly identified conflicts of interest. (Removal of a member from the board requires a majority vote of the remaining members and the concurrence of the City Council.)
About the Tree Board
The purpose of the Tree Board is to protect the public health and welfare by improving and preserving the beauty of the city as it relates to street trees and park trees. The Board administers and updates a plan for the care, preservation, pruning, planting, removal, or disposition of trees and shrubs in parks, along streets, and in other public areas. The City Council and the Planning Commission may also request the Tree Board's expertise in special matters which come within the Board's scope of work.
The Tree Board and Tree Warden's duties are spelled out in Section 13-301 of the City's Code of Ordinances, which was first adopted in 1972, as well as 24 V.S.A. Chapter 67.
Duties & Responsibilities
The Tree Board's scope of responsibility includes studying, investigating, counseling, and developing and/or updating annually, and administering a written plan for the care, preservation, pruning, planting, removal, or disposition of trees and shrubs in parks, along streets and in other public areas. Also, if requested by the City Council, the Board must consider, investigate, make findings, report and recommend upon any special matter of question coming within the scope of its work.
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Parks Department
Physical Address
58 Barre Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone: : 802-223-7335