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Tree Committee Minutes of December 8, 2005
1. Jim Wood appointed scribe.
2. Minutes of November 15 were approved as corrected.
3. Attending: Jeanne Krieger, Dave Pinsonneault, Gerry Paul, Anne Senning, Karen
Longeteig, Jim Jones, John Frey, Sue Solomon (emerita), Nell Walker and Jim Wood
4. Dave Pinsonneault (Tree Warden) reports:
1.Tree Bylaw actions- From 10/01/01 to date: 418 sites visited, 289 closed, 479 trees
approved for removal of which 212 have been removed, a total of 1115 trees required to
be planted of which 486 have been planted.
2. Forestry Department Report-Report update still in progress, data remains the same as
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the November 15 report based on the period 1/1/05 – 10/31/05: 150 pruned, 23 treated
for pests and disease, 119 removed and 43 planted.
3. The FY 2007 budget requests $5000.00 for planting. The Tree Warden is requesting an
additional $25,000.00 in the FY 2007 needs budget.
5. Tower Hill Symposium: Anne Senning attended. Mass wants to put the Davey Resources
Group Tree Keeping System in 45 cities and towns. Anne sold 16 copies of the Lexington
Tree Manual for $4.00 each. Motion made and approved to increase the Tree Manual cost
to $5.00. Tree Committee revolving tree fund is at approximately $400.00.
6. Report on Meeting with Carl Valente, Town Manager: Anne Senning, Karen Longeteig
and John Frey met with Valente where Karen gave her 8-minute PowerPoint presentation
(That was previously given to Town Meeting). Valente noted that his previous town had
a Tree Nursery. He was also given a copy of Karen’s Street Tree Inventory Management
and Design Implications report for the center of Lexington. Tree Committee members
noted it was important to get GIS truly implemented into the Towns systems.
7. Gerry Paul reported that video taping of Karen’s PowerPoint presentation is still in
progress.
8. Planning and Education Grant Progress:
1. Mailer-Jim Wood suggested content should consist of; lecture series, memorial
tree program. Fund raiser, tree manual excerpt, inventory data. Dave
Pinsonneault will provide 10-year tree planting and removal history for use in the
inventory section.
2. Lecture Series-Valente recommended broadcasting the series on LCTV. Gerry to
contact LCTV and those giving the lectures.
3. Inventory-Anne, Karen and Dave are selecting the next areas to be done. Looking
at the North and South sections of the Center. Working with Dave Bordenca to
integrate inventory data and work order issuing on tree related efforts.
9. Tree Committee report for the Town of Lexington’s annual report draft was reviewed and
corrected. Final text due to the town by 21 Dec 05.
10. Tree Committee photo was taken by David Tabeling in front of the Sugar Maple planted
in memory of Jack Eddison.
11. Karen & Anne said they were cleaning up the data on Phase Two which was completed
on November 18,2005.
12. Anne & Karen reported on the Davey Tree/Springfield/Worcester meeting held on
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December 7 at Green Hill Park in Worcester. MA presented for 6 hours on an internet
system for tracking tree data, providing it free for 3 years and then charging $2500.00 per
year after that. There will be another meeting in March. Anne was concerned with how
Lexington’s current data could be inputted into this system, privacy of Lexington’s data
and what controls will be available and implemented.
13. Status of the Lexington Tree Committee Articles: Karen’s Memorial Tree article may run
this week. Jim Jones is completing his article for January and Anne will do an Inventory
article for February.
Respectfully Submitted, somewhat late, Jim Wood