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Minutes - Lexington Town Tree Committee
Dec. 11, 2003 @ 7:30 AM
Town Office Building: Rm. 111
Attendance: J. Frey, K. Longeteig, D. Pinsonneault, A. Senning and S.
Solomon, N. Walker, J. Krieger (Selectmen Rep.)
1. Minutes of the November 13 meeting were approved as amended.
2. Group Photograph:
N. Walker took a group photo (outside of Cary Hall) of the Tree
Committee for the 2004 Lexington Annual Report.
3. By-law Revision:
J. Frey will reserve space on the 2004 Warrant for a Tree By-law Article Amendment.
4. Annual report:
J. Frey had prepared a draft. The draft was edited to include "Trees Planted on Public Land", as follows:
a.) Lincoln St. Area: 31 + 9
b.) LHS: 20+
c.) Arbor Day: 1 white oak (recognize private source funding).
The text was reorganized into three categories:
a.) Tree Manual
b.) Tree Plantings
c.) Community Outreach
The Committee approved the revised submission.
5. Tree Manual:
The need to Copyright was discussed.
a.) Copyrighting the Manual would set a precedent for Lexington
b.) Publication automatically provides a one-year copyright
c.) Copyrighting protect against wholesale commercial copying (unlikely to happen).
It was voted (3 - Yea; 2 - Abstain) not to formally copyright the Manual.
6. Ringe Park Application: Pending
7. Committee Vacancy:
S. Solomon will contact Joanna Grissom. If she is not available, Jim Jones will be contacted.
8. Next Project:
Street Tree Inventory:
Suggested using LHS students on the 1st round - rejected.
Look for a funding grant, use GPS, organize teams
Look for expertise/help on the Town website (??)
9. Meeting adjourned at 9:30 AM.
Next meeting: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2003 at 7:30 AM in Rm. 111, Town Office Bldg.
Respectfully submitted:
Susan Snell Solomon