Mountain Lakes Shade Tree Commission
Minutes of Meeting
June 10, 2010
Commissioners in attendance:
S. Marshall, J. Best, M. Vyff, C. Murtagh, J. Eveleth and H. Carr
Council Liaison E. Emr
Before the meeting officially
began there was a discussion on a memorial tree request that was made by a
group called ÒThe Women of the Woods.Ó
It was brought to the attention of Consuelo. They would like to plant a tree in memory of Lisa
Gannon. The STC has also been
notified of another honorary tree request. Tony needs to be contacted to see if he will plant a few
trees for us this fall and at what cost.
Marnie handed the Arbor Day
tree file to Joan. Joan will add
copies of the proclamation and put the file at DPW.
Sue spoke of the historical
significance of the tree species, the Dawn Redwood. There may be one available to plant on Borough
property. Sue and Joan will be in
charge.
The
meeting officially came to order.
1. There were no comments from the public.
2. May minutes were approved with one correction.
3. Tree Tech is doing the removals and is still not
finished. The work has been slow
going this year and has gone into the summer season. This is not how our P&R has gone in past years. It works better when all tree work is
completed by early spring. We will
try to coordinate with the Borough Manager and tree contractors to get this
work done earlier next year.
4. Joan distributed procedure lists for recording the
P&R information on the computer at DPW. In order to remember details more clearly, she would
like us to try to record soon after we walk each section of our areas. We will mark all trees in wooded areas
with white paint, an X, 4Õ up for removals and a dot, 6Ó from the ground for
pruning. In this way contractors
will be able to find these trees more easily.
5. The Business Stimulus Grant agreement with the state
was finalized as of May 28th.
The work does not have to be completed in this calendar year so we will
wait until fall to determine which areas to target and to hire a contractor. Sue and Joan have identified some
possible locations for invasive tree removal: Esplanade, West Shore &
Roberts Road Intersection, Birchwood Lake bank behind the beach. Invasive trees will be removed,
including stumps.
6. It may be necessary to water the new trees planted
last fall. We will also fertilize
these trees this summer to assure their survival. One tree on the Boulevard has died but most are in good
shape.
7. Other/New Business
Tree tubes
at the far end of the High School fields need to be removed. This
might be a
good project for High School students who need service hours.
Next meeting will be held on September 9th