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Mountain Lakes Shade Tree Commission
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Minutes of Meeting
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January 10, 2008
In Attendance:
Commissioners—H.
Carr, J. Best, S. Marshall, B. Rosenthall, M. Vyff, L. Connor
Alternate:
J. Evelyth
Borough
Manager---J. Tempesta
Secretary—S.Landau
1.Our new borough manager, Joe Tempesta, introdu=
ced
himself to STC. Welcome Joe!
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There
were no comments from the public.
2. December minutes were approved and LindaŐs
resignation was received.
3. Marnie has been officially appointed to STC,
welcome new commissioner!
4. Joan received all the FAQ information from Li=
nda.
Joan and Sue will review them and make sure they are ready to be posted on =
the
web.
5.
The P&R list has been finalized and bid upon. Due to budget limitations,
only removals will be done this year.
6.
Joan distributed John LinsonŐs summary of recommendations to commissioners =
and
they will be referenced with 2008 survey.
7.
Heather will remain as Chairperson for 2008.
8.
Joan will make the 2007 honorary tree list and update the STC membership for
web posting. Tom will post these on the web site.
9.
2008 Goals and Assignments:
A. General considerations include=
need
for a new planting plan and funding. STC will make council liaison aware of
financial needs. Marnie will explore the possibility of a tree sale to raise
funds in conjunction with Arbor Day. She will also research tree planting f=
or
carbon offsets.
B. New ideas for publishing educa=
tional
materials including H&SA Bulletin articles and general publicity were
discussed. Bonnie will write about planting trees to reduce global warming =
for
the September Bulletin.
C. Community outreach will contin=
ue
with the slide show project about landscaping with trees. Joan and Heather?
Bonnie? will provide the photos and text and Marnie will compose the power
point presentation. It could debut at Mountain Lakes Day.
D. Bonnie and Laura will coordina=
te
Arbor Day 2008 festivities.
E. Website updating is progressing
well. Sue will review the site and make sure that postings are current.
F. $250 fee for removing an extra=
tree
has been approved.
G. Long term goals under consider=
ation
are; tree maintenance, fertilization, vine removal, protection from deer, a=
nd
poison ivy control.
10.
Heather will address the filing backlog.
11.
Laura and Marnie will attend core training, possibly in March.
The next meeting will be held on
Thursday February 14, 2008 at 8:30 AM.
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