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Minutes, Lexington Tree Committee <br />June 8, 2023 <br /> <br />Present: James Wood, Pat Moyer, Nancy Sofen, Gerry Paul, Barbara Tarrh, Gloria Bloom, <br />Mark Connor, Joe Pato (Select Board liaison), Dave Pinsonneault (DPW), Charles Hornig <br />(Planning Board), Charlie Wyman, Marcia Gens. The meetfng began at 7:31 AM on Zoom. <br />1. Mark Connor called the meetfng to order. Gerry Paul was appointed scribe. The <br />minutes of the April 11 meetfngs of the Tree Committee were approved without <br />revision. <br />2. DPW/Tree Committee Working group – Barbara Tarrh summarized the working group <br />mid-meetfng 5/31/23. Attending: Dave Pinsonneault, Mark Connor, Nancy Sofen, Barbara Tarrh. <br />a. Discovery Day review <br />• - Presence of DPW included Black Earth and the water dept. <br />• - Possible dept rep for 2024 if scheduling permits. DPW will order extra Arbor <br />Day trees for distributfon to interested attendees by TC (to add to what LFGC <br />offers). <br />b. Tennis court allée plantfngs finished; additfonal shrubs to be planted in fall 2023. <br />c. Street Tree plantfng will resume in fall; Mark inquired about Munroe Cemetery tree <br />plantfng; trees are replaced/supplemented as they die. Neighbors do not want to <br />replace dead/dying maples. <br />d. Canopy survey to be presented to SB on 6/5; Forestry working w UVM to answer <br />questfons regarding more access to digital data. <br />e. New IT page live on 6/1. <br />f. Regarding Tree Inventory, Chris F will keep pushing with Arbor Pro to finalize report to <br />get it online. <br />g. Tree removal report ready for next TC meetfng. Some discussion regarding species <br />susceptfble to drought (ash, tulip tree, maples) and those hardier (oaks, hickories). It <br />was noted that lindens are susceptfble to gas leaks. <br />h. Detailed discussion about pursuing a larger setback via next Tree Bylaw revision <br />• For tree plantfng program focus on setback vs right of way <br />• Possibly give a distance from edge of street/roadway vs setback from ROW <br />• May need to look at different zones <br />• Possible create ‘Protected Tree Zone’ for lots not under constructfon (note: <br />not exactly sure about this note) <br />• Look at possibility of extending care/guarantee from 1-yr to 3-5 years <br />• Possibly extend fencing for constructfon sites to dripline of neighbor’s trees <br />• Dave will want to see what the final proposal might be <br />i. Elm on traffic island at Harrington and Mass Ave moved to within island for Battle Green <br />project. <br />j. Next meetfng brainstorm regarding Bylaw Enforcement Working Group