Newbury Common Community Listening Session

Subject: [Newbury] Newbury Community Listening Session - AUG 15th, 12noon-2pm

ATTENTION NEWBURY RESIDENTS

PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHT for
NEWBURY COMMON

The Town of Newbury will be convening a Community
Listening Session to request public input on some changes planned for the
Newbury Common in the Village of Newbury.

WHEN: Saturday, August 15,
2026, 12noon-2pm

WHERE: Newbury
Village Fire Station Meeting Room, 60 Chapel Street, Newbury

Over the past year, we have been discussing the trees on
the Common with our Tree Warden, with Newbury’s County Forester and with
representatives from the Urban & Community Forestry Program with Vermont Department of Forests Parks & Recreation.
The Urban & Community Forestry (UCF) program has also assisted
the Town of Newbury in conducting an inventory and conditions assessment for
the trees on the Common.

Upon their collective recommendation, the Town will be
removing the green ash trees, as it is only a matter of time before they are
infected by the emerald ash-borer. Obviously,
this will have a huge impact on the appearance and character of Newbury
Common. However, the Town has also
received a grant to fund the replacement of the ash trees through the generous support of UCF.

We have an opportunity now to shape how the
Newbury Common will look in the future as a result of these changes.

We invite all interested residents to participate in the
listening session to hear about the tree inventory and assessment, and to
provide input to the Town on what the community’s vision will be for the
Common. For example, should we replace
the ash trees with trees that will look similar? Should the Common be more open? What kind of trees are preferred? How will maintenance costs factor in?

We welcome your input!

If you have any questions, please contact the Selectboard at (802) 866-5521 ext 5.

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Susan Culp
home: [phone redacted]
cell: [phone redacted]