UPDATE (2/17/17): According to the NRC: “The Wetlands Protection Committee issued a Positive determination for the project, meaning that the Applicant will need to file a Notice of Intent to pursue the work as presented. We anticipate that the Applicant will do so, and the NRC/WPC welcomes any comments on the matter”
The Wellesley Wetlands Protection Committee is scheduled on Thursday night (Feb. 16) at Town Hall at about 8pm to hear a request from Wellesley Country Club to remove 72 trees.
The request has grabbed the attention of neighbors as well as the Sustainable Wellesley group, which is encouraging those interested to attend the meeting. According to the request, some of the trees have become overgrown and are interfering with turf maintenance, while other trees have died or are in rough shape and the Club wants to get rid of them for safety reasons.
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Although it’s Weston, Leo Martin Golf Course keeps removing trees all over the course- I’m willing to bet they’ve cut far more than 72- yet it doesn’t make the news and since it’s really n by the state there are no controls to prevent that deforestation