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<br />Tree Committee Minutes 4/14/05 <br />Present, Jim Jones, Jeanne Krieger, Selectmen Representative, Nell Walker, <br />Susan Solomon, Karen Longeteig, John Frey, Chairman, David Pinsonneault, <br />Superintendent Public Grounds, Anne Senning, Scribe. <br /> <br />Dave Pinsonneault reporting <br />1. Question raised in Town Meeting concerning Mitigation funds. None have <br />been collected. Trees have all gone back into the properties. <br /> <br />10/1/01 trees 8” or greater in the set back <br />282 sites 186 closed out <br />893 trees 367 planted <br />Approved 391 166 removed <br /> <br />Forestry division did not have time to put together stats for this meeting. <br /> <br />2. Jim Wood is donating a tree for Belfry Park. Thank you Jim. <br /> <br />3. Four trees are being planted in Depot Square for Arbor Day: 3 elms, 1 London <br />Plane Tree. Concerns were raised over the density of elms planned in close <br />proximity in addition to each other and to the elms already in Emory Park. The <br />plan is going forward. <br /> <br />4. Town Meeting turned down requests for $10,000 to be included in the DPW <br />budget. <br /> Town Meeting approved Article 16, Amendments to the by law. <br /> Town Meeting approved Article 18, the formation of the Lexington Tree <br />Program, a revolving fund for the purpose of planting, care of and tree related <br />activities. Postpone activity on Memorial brochure until next meeting. Mechanics <br />of revolving fund need to be worked out. <br /> Town Meeting did not approve of Article 17, $15,000 for the planting of trees. <br /> <br />5. Tree Inventory Phase II <br />First Inventory needs to be cleaned up. Anne will do this. <br />Next physical location needs to be within the areas that has already been <br />converted to GIS files, due to budget constraints. Dave P stated. Anne will <br />determine which streets are in the area to be covered. <br />thth <br />Training may be June 5 and June 12. Karen will organize these sessions. <br />6. Arbor Day will be 4/29/05 11:00 at Depot Square. John and David plan to <br />attend. <br />7. Boston Arbor Day will be 4/21/05 at the State House. John David and Anne <br />plan to attend. <br />8. East St. r/o ReLeaf only if it is an easement to conservation land and not private <br />property <br />10. Memorial Tree Program Funds goes for parks, conservation land and other <br />town lands. <br />