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<br />Minutes - Lexington Town Tree Committee <br />Feb. 12, 2004 @ 7:30 AM <br />Town Office Building: Rm. 111 <br /> <br />Attendance: J. Frey, J. Jones, K. Longeteig, D. Pinsonneault, A. Senning and S. Solomon <br /> <br />Minutes of the January 8 meeting were approved as amended. K. Longeteig requested that the following be <br />th <br />included in the Feb. 12 minutes: "Two Lexingtonians were contacted by K. Longeteig regarding possibly <br />serving on the Tree Committee when a vacancy comes up. Both Stephen Ervin of 8 Wheeler Rd., landscape <br />architecture professor and Karen Blake of 45 Bartlett Rd., landscape designer and practitioner, readily expressed <br />their interest." <br /> <br />Applications for Tree Removal: <br />Outlook Dr.: removal of 5-6 dead trees approved by D. Pinsonneault. He is negotiating with N-Star for <br />replacement and will send N-Star a Tree Manual. <br /> <br />E-mail Addresses: It was voted to send E-mail addresses of all Tree Committee members to Paul Jahnige at <br />DEM. <br /> <br />Tree Manual: <br />30+ Complimentary Tree Manual copies have been distributed. A. Senning agreed to be custodian of an updated <br />copy for future printings. Each Committee member received a copy of the Complimentary Copy Letter. <br /> <br /> <br />Warrant Article: Article #34 was printed as requested. <br /> <br />Rindge Park Update: <br />Grant application mailed to Mass ReLeaf. D. Pinsonneault will send RFQ to nurseries when it is approved. <br />Watering logistics for newly planted trees were discussed. TreeGator and volunteer watering brigades were <br />suggested. Hoses are a problem for the latter. More discussion is required. <br /> <br />Other Business: <br />a) Invite the State to one of our meetings (time change necessary?) or possibly to a CLC or LF&GC meeting. <br />b) Tree City form mailed by D. Pinsonneault. There are new ground rules: urban vs. non-urban categories; new <br />formula for money distribution. Two proposals, with several options, are outstanding. D. Pinsonneault is <br />following this. <br />c) K. Longeteig shared some recent publications with the Committee. URI (Dr. Brian Maynard) has published an <br />excellent list of trees for New England. Cornell University and the Town of Albany? have a website and a video <br />on their work on urban bare root planting and TreeGator Drip watering. <br /> <br />Tree Manual Review: <br /> Connie Rawson (MIS Director) previewed how the Tree Manual will appear on the Town web site. Committee <br />was very enthusiastic about this accomplishment. <br /> <br />Arbor Day: <br />The LF&GC celebration of Arbor Day is set for 11:00 Am on April 30 at the corner of Mass. Ave. and Meriam <br />St. Suggestions for the tree that is to be planted are Tulip Tree, Sweet Gum and Yellowood in order of preference. <br /> <br />Next Projects: <br />a) Tree Inventory <br />b) Memorial Tree Program and Booklet <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at 8:45 AM. <br /> <br />Next meeting: Thursday, March 11, 2004 at 7:30 AM in Rm. 111, Town Office Bldg. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted: Susan Snell Solomon <br />