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. Town of Lexington Lexington Tree Committee Minutes March 10, 2011 A meeting of the Lexington Tree Committee was held on March 10, 2011, 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Samuel Hadley Public Services Building, Room 125. A quorum of six was present. Members Present: John Frey (chair), Jewel Kuljian, Deborah Mauger (Selectman Liaison), Gerry Paul, David Pinsonneault (Operations Manager), Anne Senning, Nell Walker Members Absent: Karen Longeteig, James Wood The meeting acted on the following items: 1. Anne Senning was appointed as scribe, and the minutes of February 10, 2011 were approved as corrected. Tree Warden David Pinsonneault ’s report 2a. : There have been the following Tree removal applications and tree activity since 10/1/01: Total sites: 740 Total closed: 623 Total to plant: 2249 Total planted: 1482 Total to remove: 932 Total removed: 743 Since 08/04/08, a total 3126” inches in permitted diameter were removed and a total $31,260 in fees were collected. Tree InventoryGraphs b. : Three graphs summarizing tree inventory data were reviewed and approved with edits. Anne Senning will work with Judy Seppala, GIS Database Administrator and Brianna Olson, Management Intern to place these on the Tree Committee web page. DCR grant : There has been no notification about the DCR grant. DCR’s budget has been cut by $71.3. The Tree Committee plans to do the tree inventory without the aid of $7,680 grant, which was requested this season. GIS handheld computers : The Town purchased GIS handheld computers which are compatible with the tree inventory software. GIS department staff will train John Frey, Nell Walker and Anne Senning from the Tree Committee in the use of specialized software, antenna, and a portable computer for use this spring. Native Trees Project : Jewel Kuljian reported that she has located 196 native trees planted out in Lexington in 2010 including ones from the Tree Nursery. Nursery Tree List for planting c. : The majority of trees have been ordered from Bailey Nurseries in Newport, Minnesota. Pierson Nurseries Inc, Biddeford, Maine is the secondary source for trees which are unavailable from Baileys. The plan is to order one hundred to one hundred-ten 3-5 foot trees. Nursery Pruning : Two pruning days are scheduled; 3/17/2011 and 3/24/2011. Nursery Work Day : April 12, 2011 is confirmed. Nursery Tree tag address : Anne Senning will develop a form to help identify tree locations at time of planting and will work with Judy Seppala, GIS Database Administrator to implement a smooth transition to the tree inventory database. Volunteers d. : Jewel Kuljian has 15 from the LF&GC, Deb Mauger will post a request for volunteers for the Tree Nursery planting to the Lexington List. Native Fringe Tree propagation e. : Frances Gillespie, a LF&GC member who propagates Chionanthus virginicus requested help from the Tree Committee to identify