Parks and Trees

• Tree Planting
  Each year the Town plants approximately 80 street trees. If you would like to request a street tree, send the tree planting request form to the Town Office. The Tree Committee will review the list of requests in the summer for the upcoming fall and spring plantings. Once the trees are planted, the Town will care for the trees for the first year by ensuring that they are watered.
  
  In November 2007, the Town Council approved a policy, recommended by the Environment Committee, that gives the Town the sole authority to decide whether and what type of tree to plant in any public space, right-of-way, or other public property.  However, the Town will solicit the affected homeowner for his or her preferences as to the species of the tree and may take those preferences into account.

• Tree Maintenance
  The Town is responsible for maintaining each of the 2000 street trees that are located in the Town right-of-way.  The Town's arborist evaluates each tree every few weeks during the growing season. Based on his findings, work orders are created for both tree care and pest management. The work orders that involve tree care are given to the Town?s tree maintenance contractor who is responsible for removing any deadwood, co-dominate leaders, sprouts, crossing branches, or damaged branches in the trees, as assigned by the Town?s arborist. The Town does a small amount of pesticide spraying if a tree has mites or another insect that is invading the tree. When the Town is forced to spray, it uses a dormant horticultural oil that does not have any short or long-term affects on either the tree or nearby residents. If you have a tree that is located in the Town right-of-way and would like to request that it be examined, please call or e-mail the Town Office. The Town's arborist will examine the tree and issue a work order if appropriate.

• Park Maintenance
  The Town is responsible for maintenance of the Town's four small parks. The Town's maintenance crews prepare the flower beds each season and are responsible for leaf removal and weeding.  A contractor mows the turf during the growing season. Town crews also are responsible for taking care of the Town's entryway plantings.