New Britain Borough Shade Tree Commission
Minutes May 21, 2018
- Call to order and Pledge of Allegiance
- At 7:40 P.M. Jackie called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance
- Roll Call
- Jackie D’Agostino, Ben Rakus, Fran Dougherty, Marge Eberz, Lorraine Moxey were present. Peter La Montagne was absent
- Approval of Minutes of April 16, 2018 meeting
- Fran Dougherty made a motion to approve the minutes of April 16,2018. Lorraine Moxey seconded the motion and all approved.
- Unfinished Business
- Arbor Day Follow up.
- All agreed that our Arbor Day program went well.
- We have a Tree City flag and plaque
- We have Tree City signs that will be put up at 4 street entrances to the borough.
- A thank You note will be sent to Colibraro Nursery in Horsham for their donation of a Sugar Tyme Crabapple Tree that was planted at Pine Run School on Arbor Day.
- Jackie sent information to Tree City also.
- New Business
- Pop-up Park Sept. 14-16 2018
- Need ideas for display ex.- tree lists, booklets etc.
- Bring ideas to the next meeting
- Review proposal of Bartlett Tree Experts
- Committee made the following recommendations:
- Change the proposal to include all trees not just those 10 inches in diameter
- All trees to be identified in right of way, but those under 10 inches in diameter do not have to be tagged.
- Make sure the proposal includes Service Roads A and B
- Bartlett Tree Service should change wording in proposal from New Britain Township to New Britain Borough
- Ben Rakus made a motion to make these changes to Bartlett Tree Service Proposal. Lorraine Moxey seconded it and all agreed.
- Comprehensive Plan Questionnaire Completion
- Immediate Goals
- Identifying trees in right of way
- Primary Goal
- New Britain Borough Shade Tree Commission
- Inventory Plant List
- AOB
- Cryptomeria in front of Aqua has dead branches at top
- Next Meeting – June 18, 2018
- Adjournment
- Fran Dougherty made a motion to adjourn the meeting,
- Ben Rakus seconded it. All agreed
- Meeting adjourned at 8:57 P.M.