Minutes for November Parks and Recreation Meeting Date: 11/01/17
Meeting was called to order at 7:30pm. In attendance was Tom Price, Jo Schuler, Jeff Gilmore, Andrea Antinell
Minutes approved with corrections.
- Managers Report
- Spotted Lantern Fly sign given to Civic Association for placement in Covered Bridge Park.
- Financials
- Update on 2017 Budget. ( Approved )
- Landscaping
- Andrea motioned to buy 10 more boundary signs, Tom Price second, motion approved.
- Jeff Gilmore will contact Eric Garden at Gilmore and Assoc to see if we can get the boundary surveyed for free.
- Recommend to council to consider Bartlett Tree Experts as Borough Arborist, also find out whether the treatment is working on the signature tree at the entrance to the park.
- Old Business
- Choose replacement Crab Apple Trees ( Donald Wineman ) approved
- Nesting Box Repair. Bat box relocation. Halsey White is fixing the damaged bat box. Discussion tabled until April.
- New Business
- Schedule a fall clean up a the garden ( Andrea will send out an email )
- Jeff will check with Dr. Aloyo for bee hive winterization update.
- Request additional funding from Borough in the 2018 budget.
- Action Items
- Watering new plantings ( Tom Price will move Nature Preserve ) and Weed Wack.
- Survey Line requested to make final placement of Park Boundary Markers.
- Sign at information kiosk on plant donation.
- Ash Tree treatment at Bridge entrance. ( Agreed with having cost the evaluated ,and having the tree treated and the branches trimmed.)
- Adjourn. Derek MacMillan call for Adjournment at 8:25.