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Lexiagton Ad Hoc Tree Committee '
Bytaw Suboommittee Minutes
January 23, 2001
Date: 'hzesday,January 23,2d01
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Location: Town O�ice Buiiding Q15
Present a meecing:
Matt Fot scribe), Suaen Solomon,Eva Kasell,Brian Gilbert,John Frey,David
Pinaon lt,Patrick Mehr,Hebe Fallick,Gerri Whiting
Review minutes for January ]6,2001
-vote of to 3 in favot of tree replacement,committee approved 1/2 per inch replacement
policy( h minianim of 3 inch tree)
13eebe F lick wanted to add her statemerit to 1/t6/Ol minutea as fr�llows(below tree fund
item)
-Town ger,Rick White,has indicated suppoR for tret bylaw
Board o electman mceting,lanuary 22,2001 changed to January 29,2001 @ 7:30 p.m.
Tom � ths(Chait Cap.Exp. ComJ responded with question to me committee request
for$50, .W_ Aeebe rallick didn't feel that those questions cauld be answered at this
tiaw wi ut consulting Norm Cohen.
Brian ' ert wanted to clarify some definitions in bylaw draft:
Diameter- American nursery standard should be used.
Public shade trees-Norm Coheq nads to be eonsulted.
Brian di not have time to voice his further suggestions. Will e-mail to Patrick Meht other
changes it was decided that under 2.t warden dnties-tree warden should apply snnuslly
for p}sa g funds and tree city U5A
Beebe e ressed ccmcern of public tree fund will be used to plant trees on privttte
prope
Add to st paragraph in S.6 in bylaw-with express approval of said private property.
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Add to 2. c after word land,and other public grouada. �
Add to 3. Duties
•item D Ii read: The tree comarittee ahall comn►unicate and work with the permenent
building 'ttee to ensure that conrtroction projects undertaken by the town are
cnnsis with the intant of tbis bylaw with reepect to preeen'ation and roplanting of
treea.
-item D, ,F,G,H wili be changed to L�,F,G,H and I.
Page 1 u der,How does the proCess work?
-second em after word including now wi11 read,written notice to the violator.
Patrick 'll combine last 2 bullets under same and add$500.00.
Facpect ore chanKes after 7anuary 24,2001 work session,7ohn Frey,Patrick Mehr,Norm
Cohen, ick W1ute and Jeane Krieger.
Decisi was madc not to respond to Da�id and Mary Elien's letter to the editOr.
Next m ing,January 30,2001 in Room G-15
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