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Home My WebLink About2002-02-14-TREE-min TREE COMMITTEE Minutes, February 14, 2002 Attendance: Frey, Mazerall, Solomon, Walker, Wood Town officials: Abbott, Dave P 1) Approve minutes of January meeting as amended 2) Warrant Article #20, Tree Inventory, $20,000 a) after much discussion, it was unanimously voted that all moneys should be in Article #4, DPW operating budget, rather than in a stand-alone article; under DPW, Forest Division, contractual services also voted to postpone Article #12 b) reminder that the report on the activities of the Tree Committee should be given under Article #2 at any time during Town Meeting 3) Massachusetts ReLeaf grant application a) $5000 matching grant; proposal due March 15; Wood and Frey will write the grant proposal with help from the DPW b) write letters of support to state legislators 4) Tree removal applications for January a) 26 applications; 60 trees approved for removal; compensatory planting of 100 trees b) most builders are cooperating, but there are still many misconceptions; it needs to be understood that trees on a property can still be removed if there is no construction; this needs to be publicized c) consider raising application fee with the proceeds going to the tree fund, not into general funds 5) Tree manual a) there should be only one manual, with a section for construction b) the manual should make readers aware of procedures and should not be too technical c) the manual should set up guidelines d) the manual should stress the importance of planting methods not too deep stakes feeder root protection, etc. e) Appoint a subcommittee to rework early draft. John Frey and Nell Walker will do first cut and edits 6) Draft of memorial tree program to be discussed when Karen Longeteig returns 7) Other business: N-Star is donating $1500 for planting trees under their easements 8) Adjournment at 9:00 AM 9) Next meeting Thursday, March 14 at 7:30 AM, Room G-15, Town Office Building Respectfully submitted, Susan Solomon Joanna Starr Griscom 72 Meriam Street Lexington MA 02420-3514