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Shade Tree Commission
Meetings
- 1st Tuesday of each month
- City Hall
Conference Room
57 N Liberty Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.View Agendas and Minutes
Members
- Dennis Bittinger
Term: October 1, 2021 - October 1, 2025 - Anita Simmons, Staff Representative
City Forester - Andrew Roman Term: December 1, 2021-December 1, 2025
- Gary Mallow Term: April 1, 2021 - April 1, 2024
- Harold Hipsley
Term: March 6, 2018 - March 6, 2022 - Jackie Hyatt
Term: April 1, 2021 - April 1, 2024 - Chester Dale Burgess
March 6, 2018 - March 6, 2022 - Dan Hedderick, MD DNR Forest Service
- Julie Conway, MD DNR Forest Service
Overview
The Shade Tree Commission is a 9-member commission created to advocate sound urban management practices, to preserve and enhance the beauty of Cumberland, and to study the problems and determine the needs of the city with regard to tree planing and maintenance programs.
The Mayor and City Council appoint 7 members of this 9-member commission for 4-year terms. Of these members, 1 member is the Director of Public Works or his designated appointee who shall be an Ex Officio member, and 1 member is the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation who shall be an Ex Officio member.
The Shade Tree Commission is a 9-member commission created to advocate sound urban management practices, to preserve and enhance the beauty of Cumberland, and to study the problems and determine the needs of the city with regard to tree planing and maintenance programs.
The Mayor and City Council appoint 7 members of this 9-member commission for 4-year terms. Of these members, 1 member is the Director of Public Works or his designated appointee who shall be an Ex Officio member, and 1 member is the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation who shall be an Ex Officio member.