Williamsburg Shade Tree Committee set April as target for town tree planting event. Members unanimously approved previous minutes and met with Highway Superintendent Dan Banister to coordinate tree removal and stump-grinding processes. The committee endorsed a Smith College Greenway Lab partnership
Shade Tree Committee voted to accept prior minutes and approved shift to first Thursday meetings at 7 p.m. The committee advanced planning for fall tree plantings with 18 potential locations between Village Hill Graveyard and Williamsburg center, an area experiencing significant recent tree loss.
Committee postponed library planting to spring, pursuing fall alternatives instead. Eva Wetzel and Tom Bodo reported on library discussions, and members identified backup planting sites at North Main, Village Hill, and near Haydenville's church, targeting October 17 and 18. Lily Carone reported the
Williamsburg Shade Tree Committee planned September tree planting at Meekins Library. The committee scheduled approximately 10 trees from Amherst Nursery at an estimated $2,500 cost, funded through flood tree and Arthur King funds, responding to community concerns following the removal of sick
Newly formed Shade Tree Committee charts community tree-planting event. The committee--Pam Acheson, Dean Acheson, Eva Wetzel, and Tom Bodo--identified civic groups including Lions Club, senior center, and churches as potential sponsors and labor sources. Proposed planting sites span the Public
Shade Tree Committee names Tom Bodo secretary with formal posting duties. Agendas must be posted 48 hours before each meeting as a PDF and email; minutes due within 48 hours afterward. The four-member panel, including Tom Por, Eva Wetzel, and Lily Carone, discussed a summer planting event tied to
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