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NORTHBRIDGE, Mass. – There will be a public hearing at 2 p.m. Jan. 9 in the Board of Selectmen’s Room at Northbridge Memorial Town Hall, 7 Main St., to accept public comment on the proposed removal of several town-owned public shade trees.
The tree removal is necessary to make way for reconstruction of Sutton Street, scheduled to begin in the fall.
Trees and their locations are:
N/A (woods) Sutton Street 11+19 23' RT 12" Oak
N/A (woods) Sutton Street 11+22 20' RT 18" Oak
N/A (woods) Sutton Street 13+16 18' RT 18" Hickory
N/A (woods) Sutton Street 14+85 21' RT 20" Oak
953 Sutton Street Sutton Street 17+08 19' RT 18" Maple
953 Sutton Street Sutton Street 17+11 21' RT Twin 14" Maple
N/A (woods) Sutton Street 17+22 19' RT 16" Hickory
N/A (woods) Sutton Street 17+34 24' RT 18" Oak
N/A (woods) Sutton Street 17+84 23' RT 16" Ash
N/A (woods) Sutton Street 18+01 21' RT 18" Ash
N/A (woods) Sutton Street 18+77 26' RT Twin 24" Ash
891 Sutton Street Sutton Street 23+59 30' RT 24" Pine
867 Sutton Street Sutton Street 23+84 29' RT 18" Pine
867 Sutton Street Sutton Street 26+16 26' RT 24" Maple
N/A (woods) Sutton Street 26+69 28' RT Twin 16" Maple
N/A (woods) Sutton Street 26+74 31' RT 22" Maple
N/A (woods) Sutton Street 26+97 28' RT Twin 12" Maple
800 Sutton Street Sutton Street 33+52 35' LT 8" Flowering
1700 Hill Street Sutton Street 34+50 33' RT 12" Pine
10 Jefferson Avenue Sutton Street 46+72 21' LT 12" Oak
626 Sutton Street Sutton Street 50+00 21' LT Twin 18" Oak
228 Alana Drive Sutton Street 53+32 18' RT 6" Ash
N/A (woods) Sutton Street 54+55 20' RT 18" Oak
571 Sutton Street Sutton Street 55+01 19' RT 10" Oak
571 Sutton Street Sutton Street 55+09 20' RT 20" Oak
571 Sutton Street Sutton Street 55+28 21' RT 14" Oak
571 Sutton Street Sutton Street 55+41 21' RT Twin 18" Oak
571 Sutton Street Sutton Street 55+53 23' RT 24" Oak
571 Sutton Street Sutton Street 55+54 30' RT 28" Oak
571 Sutton Street Sutton Street 56+20 29' RT 3 - 12" Maples
571 Sutton Street Sutton Street 56+22 21' RT 20" Oak
553 Sutton Street Sutton Street 56+35 20' RT 20" Maple
533 Sutton Street Sutton Street 59+32 21' RT 10" Flowering
474 Sutton Street Sutton Street 63+55 35' LT 6" Shrub
469 Sutton Street Sutton Street 64+32 28' RT 12" Maple
467 Sutton Street Sutton Street 65+12 24' RT 8" Maple
467 Sutton Street Sutton Street 65+67 24' RT 16" Maple
467 Sutton Street Sutton Street 66+05 23' RT 36" Maple
464 Sutton Street Sutton Street 66+87 26' LT 16" Tree
465 Sutton Street Sutton Street 67+00 25' RT 14" Maple
465 Sutton Street Sutton Street 67+41 25' RT 10" Elm
465 Sutton Street Sutton Street 67+65 24' RT 14" Maple
387 Sutton Street Sutton Street 73+92 22' RT 12" Ash
387 Sutton Street Sutton Street 73+98 24' RT 20" Ash
309 Sutton Street Sutton Street 80+70 28' RT Twin 16" Ash
555 Cooper Road Sutton Street 82+90 22' RT 42" Ash
555 Cooper Road Sutton Street 83+11 38' RT 12" Maple
N/A (woods) Sutton Street 85+83 19' RT 60" Ash
205 Sutton Street Sutton Street 91+87 19' RT Twin 16" Maple
205 Sutton Street Sutton Street 91+89 24' RT Triple 14" Ash
172 Sutton Street Sutton Street 94+85 14' LT 60" Oak
163-159 Sutton Street Sutton Street 95+87 22' RT 24" Tree
166-168 Sutton Street Sutton Street 96+05 16' LT 4" Maple
Written comments must be received before the hearing and may be addressed to Northbridge Department of Public Works, Division of Tree Warden , P.O. Box 88, Whitinsville, MA 01588.
Comments (4)
Wood is about $200 to $250 a cord cut / split / and seasoned. So for any real money to be made someone would need cut it, split it and stack it somewhere to dry. A LOT OF WORK!
I would assume that the town won't be getting the trees but I'm not sure. Wouldn't the state be doing the taking since they are paying for the road? I guess we would have to ask the town manager.
Some say a Cord of Wood goes for about $500.00 in Japan, maybe the Town could sell #4000 Cord's of surplus Tree Wood to Japan for the possible receipt of $2 Million Dollars? Then the Town could use the extra revenue from Japan to build a new DPW?
Plus if their is any money left over maybe it could go to help the Youth Sports programs in Town? Or other in need programs as bruinsfancam8 suggested?
With all that wood coming down the town should see if there is any opportunity to donate the wood to people in town requiring heating assistance or if it could be sold to benefit any activities in town that require some financial assistance.
There is a lot of wood to be taken down and at roughly $200 a cord, this could turn into a good boost to the bottom line of a program that needs extra money.