Billerica LORAX Committee Votes to Send Tree Bylaw to Fall Town Meeting
Billerica's LORAX Committee unanimously voted to submit a proposed tree protection bylaw to the fall 2026 Town Meeting warrant.
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Billerica Tree Panel Advances Draft Bylaw, Targets July for Planning Director Review
BILLERICA -- June 10, 2026, Billerica's LORAX Committee advanced its draft tree protection bylaw Wednesday, focusing on unresolved penalty amounts and a new pre-removal notification requirement for tree companies. Meeting June 10 with no public attendance, the committee identified a gap in the draft: the existing penalties section
Billerica LORAX Committee Lowers Tree Protection Threshold, Eyes Fall Town Meeting
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BILLERICA -- March 11, 2026, Billerica's LORAX tree committee moved toward a streamlined draft bylaw that would require caliper-for-caliper on-site replacement of healthy trees removed from residential and commercial properties. At the March 11 meeting, a building commissioner identified as Mark advised the committee to structure