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MEETING MINUTES Lexington Tree Committee October 8, 2015, 7:30 AM DPW, 201 Bedford Street, Room 125 Members Present: Chris Filodoro (Superintendent of Public Grounds, Tree Warden), John Frey (chair), Jewel Kuljian, Karen Longeteig, Gerry Paul, Anne Senning, Nancy Sofen, Ginna Johnson (Planning liaison), Suzanne Barry (Selectman liaison), David Rines (guest). Member Absent: Jim Wood 1. Nancy Sofen was appointed scribe. The minutes of the September 10, 2015 meeting were approved as corrected. 2.Tree Bylaw Removal Applications and Activity: Chris expects to get to the six remaining bylaw applications by the end of the week. There is a large site on Hartwell Place, which is the first commercial bylaw site he’s reviewed and has larger setbacks. They are removing 49 trees with a total dbh of 495”, to build a parking garage. The cost of the permit is about $5K, and they will need to replant 165 trees. 3.Lexington Center Tree Planting: It is important to replace trees in the center this fall, so Chris has a target date of October 15 for planting. Matt Foti’s growers did not want to dig the London Plane trees recommended by the Tree Committee, so he suggested elms or honey locusts. Matt has found 5 elms of suitable size and will look for more to fill the order. Chris will email an update. 4.Fall 2015 Tree Planting: Anne and Jewel each have 11 sites to visit, combinations of setback and street trees. Residents who live at the corner of Mass. Ave. and Maple St. have requested trees, as has the Garden Club for in front of the Post Office. Schicktels will ship the bareroot trees the last week in October. Anne missed the Colonial Times deadline, but her article is in this week’s Minuteman and Nancy will ask that it be linked to the web site so that others can share the link. Gerry will send to his “My Neighborhood” mini-list serve as well as to TMMA and Lexington list serves. Jewel has sent to the Lexington At Home group and Merriam Hill Association. Suzie will contact Bettina McGimsey to find out requirements for posting on PTO and PTA list serves. LexMedia, Facebook and Twitter were also suggested. Nancy will create a flyer for the Community Center Open House on October 17, and for the town’s flu clinic and Lexington Conservation Stewards Open House on October 24. Jewel noted that new trees on East Emerson Rd. are failing again.Chris has ordered new truck-mounted watering tank and will hire a second person to water.