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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Pursuant to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 87, Section 3 (Public Shade Tree Law), notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Town of Rowe Tree Warden on June 25, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the Rowe Town Hall, 321 Zoar Road, Rowe, MA 01367, or via Zoom Participation https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2880657035?omn=89390191137. The purpose of this hearing is to consider two (2) requests for the removal of certain public shade trees located within the public rights-of-way of 32 Shippee Road and 75 Potter Road in the Town of Rowe. The specific trees petitioned for removal are designated by tree number, common name, taxonomic genus/species, and diameter at breast height (DBH) as follows: 32 Shippee Road: 1, Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum, 47"; 2, Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum, 54"; 3, Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum, 24"; 4, Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum, 41"; 5, Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum, 21". 75 Potter Road: 1, White Ash, Fraxinus americana, 16"; 2, American Beech, Fagus grandifolia, 12";. Under M.G.L. Chapter 87, Section 4, any person objecting to the proposed removal of any or all of these public shade trees may object in writing to the Tree Warden at or before the time of the public hearing, or may appear and provide testimony at the public hearing. Written comments may be submitted via email to the Tree Warden at rowetreewarden@gmail.com or delivered by mail or in-person to Town Hall prior to the close of business on June 25, 2026. Reference materials are available on the Rowe web site https://rowe-ma.gov/treewarden Town of Rowe, Tree Warden, Constance Englert, Massachusetts Qualified Tree Warden #1026 June 8, 16 4454729