Minutes from the January 22, 2013 meeting

Members Present:  Joe LaForest and Jeannie Rigdon.
Visitors Present:  Duncan McClusky, and Michael MItchem.
ARBOR DAY
The ceremony honoring Arbor Day will be held on February 15th at 9 AM at the new Peanut Commission location.  Mayor Jamie Cater and County Commissioner Grady Thompson will read proclamations honoring Arbor Day.  Joe will talk with Don Koehler about what tree or trees to plant.
TREE PLANTING
ON Saturday February 16th there will be 85 trees planted in 24 locations in the historic area of town.  The locations are marked on a map and with red or pink flags.  The Tree Board will be contacting Boy Scout leaders to see if there are Boy Scouts to assist with the project. 

The trees selected may come in containers ranging in size from one gallon to 30 gallon pots.  The longer a tree is in a pot then the better chance of root problems with the tree.  The trees will be delivered from the nursery to the city complex on Armour Road.  There was a discussion about how to distribute the trees.  The city can deliver the trees to the locations on Thursday or possibly Saturday.  The trees may be deposited in a central location and volunteers will move the trees to where they are needed.  Joe Laforest may work with someone else to pick up the trees from the city complex Saturday morning and transport them to the locations. 

Joe will post the list of tree locations to the Tree Board blog and will send it out to the Tree Board members via email.

The city will handle the locates and drilling 24 inch wide holes 18 inches deep to plant the trees.  The dirt should not be removed.  The holes will be covered with traffic cones to keep people from accidental falls from the holes. 

The tree planting will start at 9 or 10 AM in the morning.  That afternoon the trees should receive some water.  Joe Laforest will prepare a flyer advising homeowners of how to care for their trees. 
Charles Styer will be contacted to record the tree plantings with his camera. 

If anyone asks about having a tree planted in their yard they should be told another planting will take place next year.  Their name and address will be recorded as well. 

TREE REMOVAL
Joe had information on four trees that need removal.  They will be posted on the blog and forwarded to the City.