Needham Board of Assessors grants 11 of 18 pending tax abatements, denies seven. Members announced the results after a closed-door executive session Thursday, granting relief on properties from Prince Street to Hillside Avenue while denying seven, including three withdrawn by applicants.
Needham's Tree Preservation Planning Committee reached consensus on several contested bylaw provisions at its March 18 meeting, agreeing that a tree is protected if any portion of its trunk at diameter breast height falls within the required setback — a standard endorsed by Tree Warden Ed, who said,