Parks commission sees new trees lining Morris Street

The La Conner Parks Commission wants to do more than plant seeds for La Conner’s future landscape.

The five-member advisory board wants to plant trees, more than a dozen of them along Morris Street, at no cost to the town.

Commission members Ollie Iversen, Martin Howard and Mike Bucy shared plans for the beautification project during the March 26 Town Council meeting at the Civic Garden Club.

Bucy served as project spokesperson. The council endorsed the initiative.

“Our proposal is to raise donations to plant trees on Morris Street with no city funding,” said Bucy. “We just need council approv...