Stewardship Committee Sets April 29 Site Walk

Stewardship Committee · Meeting of April 22, 2026

Groton's Stewardship Committee flagged hazardous trees, wetland dumping and a possible unpermitted power line, but took no formal votes. Members reported dead elm and cherry trees near the town boat launch pose a risk to people and vehicles, and assigned member Adam to identify them and contact the Department of Public Works about removal. The committee said its Carol Wheeler Park grant's second funding installment depends on completing knotweed treatment, which cannot start until plants reach about a meter tall, likely mid-to-late May.

A site walk at the Noonan property turned up a power line crossing conservation land without a recorded easement. Committee member Charlotte noted an earlier Shirley site walk involved "Bruce, I think Peter Morrison." Members, now down to five, discussed recruiting a resident on Olivia Way and set their next site walk for April 29 at Meadowview off Kirk Farm Road.

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Source: the Stewardship Committee meeting of April 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.