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Town of Lexington, Massachusetts Tree Committee Minutes of June 10, 2010 A meeting of theTree Committee was held on Thursday June 10, 2010, 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Samuel Hadley Public Services Building, 201 Bedford Street, Room 125. A quorum of 6 was present. Members Present : John Frey (chair), Nell Walker, Jewel Kuljian, Anne Senning, Karen Longeteig, Jim Wood. Also presen t: Dave Pinsonneault (Tree Warden), Deborah Mauger (Selectman Liaison), and Friends of Trees members Barbara Kent and Jane Beswick. Members Absent : Gerry Paul Karen Longeteig was appointed as scribe, and the minutes of May 13, 2010 were approved as corrected. Tree Warden’s report: Tree removal applications and activity: since 10/1/01, there have been Total sites: 701 Total closed: 571 Total to plant: 2094 Total planted: 1352 Total to remove: 871 Total removed: 683 And since 08/04/08, total inches in diameter permitted to remove, 2165”, and total fees collected, $21,650. Nursery Tree/Planting Progress: Street tree planting locations: Anne and Joel checked all the sites on the streets. Trees were planted on Fletcher Ave last week and will be planted on Mass Ave and Winchester Drive next week. There are 3 or 4 newly planted berm trees near the intersection of Waltham Street and Marrett Road which will be lifted and re-located, as they will be impacted by the reconstruction of the intersection. The Jeanne Krieger Honor Tree, a Scarlet Oak, was planted today 6/10/10 at Tower Park. Deborah will contact Jeanne and establish a convenient date for a short dedication ceremony. Maintenance of nursery trees after transplanting: the DPW will water trees planted in Right of Way this summer, and fertilize in August. But they don’t take care of trees at the schools, where the crabapples were planted. Jim suggested that the schools be divided up and we each take responsibility for contacting the principals and ensuring plants are watered. Karen is to send the spreadsheet to Jane Beswick, who volunteered to organize this. Jim will be responsible for Diamond and Estabrook, and Karen for LHS. However, it was noted that Shawn Newell, the assistant public facilities manager, should be the key person. Bare-root Basswoods: Dave reported that three were planted at Old Harrington, and two are heeled in and are to go soon to Winchester Drive. strd Belfry Hill planting/seeding: On June 1 and 3 several Tree Committee and Friends of Tree volunteers installed plugs from the Kurt Bluemel company: three types of sedges in numbers of 112 Carex pensylvanica, 72 Carex plantaginea, 72 Carex stricta, as well as