Derry planners to hear ideas on streetside tree removal

DERRY The planning board will hold a public hearing Wednesday, Nov. 7, on the removal of trees from a scenic road.

New England Electric Cooperative plans removal and trimming of trees on a number of roads in town, including English Range Road.

About three-quarters of English Range Road is declared a scenic road, so there has to be a public hearing, said Conservation Commission chairman Margaret Ives.

A map with all the roads and individual trees affected by the planned tree removal and trimming is available at the town planning office at the municipal center, according to Ives.

I found this very interesting because it lists all of the roads affected, not just the scenic roads, Ives said. In addition to listing the trees being removed, a chart on the back of the plan explains the variety of trees scheduled for removal.

Other roads scheduled for tree removal and trimming include Pingree Hill Road, Old Auburn Road, Hilda Drive, Garvin Road, Symphony Lane, Winchester Avenue, Rocky Circle, Quaker Drive, Holiday Avenue and Happy Avenue.

Ives noted that Happy Avenue is near the entrance to the Corneliusen conservation property.

In recent months, members of the Conservation Commission have expressed concerns about the removal of trees along public roadways.

When the Conservation Commission reviewed the plans for a six-lot subdivision on the 18-acre-plus lot at 12 Old Chester Road earlier this summer, Ives said that to her knowledge, the removal of a number of trees was not on the plans.

Although it was not technically under the purview of the commission to monitor the removal of the trees, Ives said the commission should work more closely with the planning board in the future to monitor the removal of trees along public streets.

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Derry planners to hear ideas on streetside tree removal