Resident urges Danbury City to preserve mature Main Street canopy

In public comment, Mr. Chang told the panel the mature trees on Main Street are valuable for shade, aesthetics and flood control and said replacing them with small new trees would deprive downtown of character.

He proposed enlarging tree pits and retaining mulched areas when possible so the existing trees could be preserved while meeting accessibility standards. Project staff responded that some trees cannot survive the necessary excavation and that the plan includes planting new trees after community input; the chair said he would re-inspect the trees and notify Mr. Chang of his decision.