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Tree removal hearing: Winthrop Square

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department will hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 4, at 10 a.m. on a request to remove nine public shade trees in Winthrop Square in downtown Boston.

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  1. Request to remove nine public shade trees in Winthrop Square in downtown Boston.

    The hearing will be held by the City of Boston’s Tree Warden (or designee) in the 3rd floor Conference Room of the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, Roxbury. 

    The request is for the removal of nine honey locust trees measuring between 12 and 18 inches dbh (diameter at breast height) in Winthrop Square due to the Millennium Tower construction project.

    Public testimony will be taken at the hearing, or may be provided prior to the hearing in writing to the Tree Warden, Boston Parks and Recreation Department, 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor, Roxbury, MA 02118 or by emailing parks@boston.gov with “Winthrop Square Tree Hearing” in the subject line. 

    A final decision regarding the request will be made within two weeks of the hearing.  For further information, please contact the Tree Warden at 617-635-7275.

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