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.

  1. Managers Report
  1. Spotted Lantern Fly sign given to Civic Association for placement in Covered Bridge Park.
  1. Financials
  1. Update on 2017 Budget. ( Approved )
  1. Landscaping
  1. Andrea motioned to buy 10 more boundary signs, Tom Price second, motion approved.
  2. Jeff Gilmore will contact Eric Garden at Gilmore and Assoc to see if we can get the boundary surveyed for free.
  3. 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.
  1. Old Business
  1. Choose replacement  Crab Apple Trees ( Donald Wineman ) approved
  2. Nesting Box Repair. Bat box relocation. Halsey White is fixing the damaged bat box. Discussion  tabled until April.
  1. New Business
  1. Schedule a fall clean up a the garden  (  Andrea will send out an email )
  2. Jeff will check with Dr. Aloyo for bee hive winterization update.
  3. Request additional funding from Borough in the 2018 budget.
  1. Action Items
  1. Watering new plantings (  Tom Price will move Nature Preserve ) and Weed Wack.
  2. Survey Line requested to make final placement of Park Boundary Markers.
  3. Sign at information kiosk on plant donation.
  4. Ash Tree treatment at Bridge entrance. ( Agreed with having cost the evaluated ,and having the  tree treated and the branches trimmed.)
  1. Adjourn. Derek MacMillan call for Adjournment  at 8:25.