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<br />TreeMINUTES1-13-05 <br /> <br />Minutes January 13, 2005 Tree Committee, Lexington, MA <br /> <br />Present: John Frey, Chairman; Jim Jones, Scribe; Jeanne Krieger, Selectman Liaison; <br />David Pinsonneault, Superintendant of Public Grounds; Susan Solomon; Anne Senning; <br />Nell Walker <br /> <br />1. The revised minutes of the 11/18/04 meeting were approved. The minutes of the <br />12/9/04 meeting were approved with minor changes to be reviewed at next meeting. <br /> <br />2. The Laconia Street Permit for the removal of 17 trees was discussed. Most of the trees <br />will have to be removed because of work to be done subsequent to designation of <br />Laconia as an approved street. <br /> <br />3. The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission had requested permission to use graphics <br />from the Lexington Tree Manual. The request was approved with the proviso that <br />Lexington and the graphic designer, Bruce Walker, be acknowledged. D. Pinsonneault <br />will respond. <br /> <br />4. Three articles that are being presented to Town Meeting were discussed: Tree <br />Revolving Fund, Amend Tree Bylaw, and Tree Planting and Maintenance. The wording <br />of each was approved with the exception of replacing the last two sentences in the last <br />article with 'Since 2000, 620 trees have been removed and only 200 planted'. <br /> <br />5. The alternative Tree Fund proposal previously brought up by Jim Wood was not <br />discussed because he was not present. However, the Committee felt that in any case it <br />would be harder to access funds under that proposal. <br /> <br />6. Any changes to the Memorial Tree Fund brochure should be put off until after Town <br />Meeting. <br /> <br />7. The status of the Tree Inventory is that the inventory form is being adapted to provide <br />information on attributes 16 to 26 that will alert the Tree Warden to potential problems <br />with specific trees so that he can inspect the trees and, if necessary, issue a work order. <br /> <br />8. The role of the Committee in providing information about Sudden Oak Death was <br />brought up. It was felt that sufficient information had already been disseminated by other <br />organizations. <br /> <br />9. Meeting adjourned at 8:50 a.m. <br />