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Tree Committee ROLE: To promote preservation and protection of public shade trees and certain trees on private property, working with the Tree Warden,to plant trees throughout Town and develop regulations and manuals for promulgation by Selectmen. APPOINTED by Selectmen, 3-year terms:John Frey( Chair),Jewel Kuljian, Karen Longeteig (succeeded by Pat Moyer), Gerald Paul, Anne Senning, Nancy Sofen, and James Wood; with Suzanne Barry(succeeded by Jill Hai), Selectmen Liaison; Ginna Johnson, Planning Board Liaison; and Christopher Filadoro, Lexington Tree Warden. HIGHLIGHTS: • Recommended 56 tree planting locations and species in conjunction with the Massachusetts Avenue sidewalk reconstruction between Fottler Avenue and the Arlington town line. • Identified setback tree planting locations for the 2017 Spring tree planting. • Reviewed the Forestry Division budget and spending between 2014 and 2017 to clarify sources of funds for tree planting. Obtained a commitment from DPW management to plant 140 trees per year from appropriated and Tree Fund sources. • Reviewed the 2017 Spring and Fall tree plantings and recommended policies to address our concerns regarding the timely identification of planting locations and tree planting. • Continued work on the fourth edition of the Lexington Tree Manual. • Began work on " Best practices for tree planting in Lexington" by interviewing tree wardens from Belmont, Cambridge and Watertown. • Provided input to the Tree Warden for the request for proposal for a complete Town tree inventory. • Hosted members of Salem Tree Commission and granted approval for their use of the Lexington Tree Manual as the basis for the Salem Tree Manual. • Granted approval for the purchase of two trees for the Lincoln Park Granite Forest with funding from the Lexington Tree Fund.