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MINUTES LEXINGTON TREE COMMITTEE, MARCH 14, 2002
Attendance: Frey, Solomon, Walker, Wood Town officials: Krieger, Pinsonneault
1) Review, modification and approval of minutes of February 14 meeting:
Clarification of money requested in Warrant Article #12
Two line items; will be presented as two separate items, under Forestry Dept requests;
$20,000 and $15,000 (tree inventory and tree plantings)
Article #12 indefinitely postponed and moved to Article #4
2) Mass ReLeaf grant application, a “done deal”
a) Proposal for $4800 matching grant will be mailed March 15, 2002
Frey, Wood and Pinsonneault were the authors
Three letters of support will accompany the document
Lexington Field and Garden Club
Conservation Commission
Tree Committee
Recommended locations: Old Belfry, Fletcher/Mass. Ave.
b) Wood reported that the Tree City Forum is scheduled for April 11 in Springfield
(agenda attached)
Frey and Pinsonneault and possibly Bill Hadley to attend to receive award
certification and attend seminars
3) Town Meeting action
a) Report under Article #2: James Wood (our only town meeting member) will speak
on the need for a tree inventory as a management tool
b) Line up speakers to support this: CLC, Conservation Commission, Lexington
Field and Garden Club, League of Women Voters (Susan Solomon to call)
c) John Frey to meet with Richard White on the importance of this and to discuss
possible support strategy
4) Review of Bylaw calls and visits since 1 October 2001:
31 sites visited, 71 trees cut, 143 replacements required
Hancock Avenue: trees diseased, town will replace (private property)
5) Tree Manual
Nell Walker gave the amended draft to John for circulation to the entire committee for
later discussion.
6) Other business
Nell Walker: excellent picture of what not to do when planting a tree; excess mulch will
speed its demise
7) Next meeting: April 11, 2002, 7:30 AM, Room G-15
(those going to the Tree City Forum in Springfield will leave after the meeting)
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Snell Solomon, Secretary