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Committee Minutes
9.4/25
1 . Meeting was called to order at 7:32 AM. Present were Ben Fein-
Cole, Nancy Sofen, Gavin Grant, Rachel Noack Summers, Barbara
Tarrh, Alicia Morris, Pat Moyer (co-chair), Joe Pato (Select Board),
Charlie Wyman and Charles Hornig (guests). Minutes of August 8
were approved as amended unanimously.
2. Mark Connor will be going off the committee. We considered
possible people to recruit.
3. Enforcement of bylaw, including 2024 amendments, is of ongoing
concern. Nancy has been informally updating the Tree Warden
about violations. There are 32 active construction sites. Committee
members were willing each to take on a few sites to monitor; all
sites were assigned. Reports will be sent to Nancy via a Google form
to be created by Rachel. Nancy will communicate results to the
Tree Warden. Pat will let Dave P and Chris F know about the plan.
4.. Alhida I eager to move to c'flve ryem6 eir status to fiillll the
vacancy created Eby II rll 'sIpending resll n tliion„ She wl11111 fiillll out the
necessary Il 11 lliiic tiiion to the to in,,,,
„ I::.3air,Ibair,a ire port ed on faIIII Il intlii ins p1lains.. Wagoin Wheell n irse iry
liillll agailiin The the source for trees, and iillll Il ll int there„ I::3air,Ibair,a and
Gvliiin Bi1111orll li�Ih If,,,,,,oire� �ir'„i y to irecommend some sm lllleir tirees for
s iriiin Il ll ntiiin a as that Is what iresildents oftein Il refer„ Some
ired1buds, requested Eby ire iiidents and not ful[ liilllled W1111 The Il ll anted tIN
f IIII„ We con§ldeired care -in Wice ye illy s edes llinforma'flion
s1heet for ire§ldents' setback tree choiiices„
6.. 11::Radhell itepoirted on the ll:::::Iocll<e-t I:::::::bir,est project F'wo adveirflsed
volluint eeir, events aire jjollainine& September 20 (sll tIloirello), and
November 1 (Il ollain-fling). She jollains -to Ihave jollainted 200,,,,,,3„ 5 tiree&„
Over 100 purchased lby the F'owire from din e Acire of Frees-- and
100 150 -to The crowd souirced.. She and 11)ave einvilisiii oin an
educa'floinall compoinein't.....................inatuire wallks, viii in and tallks for
clNlldirein.. 11::Radhell ILIIains coll1lalboira-fl oin wlltlh Ill,,,,,,,exCAIN and Mass.
Audulboin for furtheir, awareness.
T. �INaincy and 1::3eit 11111 The meefling w�ltlh ClhirJs and Joell Custaince
regarding add-floins -to th Ilairge shade brae Il ist.. Spedes sjjoedfllcalllly
it iiia lliincuded the 11::::::: reernain II llolle (a cross bet aero fired and sugair,
mallolle), and �ll oindoin 11:::::11laine v.. Sycamore. Ouir corrnflttee wl11111 ineed
'to mull1l over I:::::::bir,estir y's sugges-floins, iiiindluiii ing tirees for small1leir, IIots,
add-floin of collurninair, vairJefles for flght spaces, the ire a-flveiness yy of
it Il spedes (Newng Ila ind? ili
coast? etc).. �INancy ndcated there
..........i ....I
rTflgIht ineed -to The lbyllaw changes -to II Il fortirees sjjoedflc 'to small1l
lots..
8.. Staffling of I:::::::bir,meir`s Market (9/16) and 1::.::.::.::.:.. Iii 1I1Iage 11::::::: Iii it (1014.)
discussed.
adjourned at 9„18 AIM, jjouirjjoosiii ing 'to meet agailiin Flhuire day,
Octolbeir, 9..
I::Resjjoectfu1I1Iy sulbrTfltted, ll:::::Ia-t Moyer