The large Silver Maple at Smith-Eastman Landing has been cut down by Conway town staff due to its poor health. This is a picture of the inside of the tree provided by Public Works Director Andrew Smith. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Ben Peare, Conway parks and grounds foreman, begins cutting the silver maple at Smith-Eastman Landing. Selectmen voted Sept. 2 it should come down after foliage season. (COURTESY PHOTO)
The large Silver Maple at Smith-Eastman Landing has been cut down by Conway town staff due to its poor health. This is a picture of the inside of the tree provided by Public Works Director Andrew Smith. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Ben Peare, Conway parks and grounds foreman, begins cutting the silver maple at Smith-Eastman Landing. Selectmen voted Sept. 2 it should come down after foliage season. (COURTESY PHOTO)
CONWAY — A large old silver maple at Smith-Eastman Landing, which garnered public support when talk first surfaced about removing it, has been cut down, the town public works director Andrew Smith reported to selectmen Tuesday.
Selectmen Aug. 18 voted 5-0 to have the 300-year-old tree cut down as a safety precaution. They took that vote after hearing from Town Manager John Eastman that Assistant Emergency Services Director Linda Burns told him branches had fallen from it. Smith-Eastman Landing is a popular tubing and kayak put-in on the Saco River.
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