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Minutes
TREE BOARD
Regular meeting
9 a.m. April 19, 2023
Board Meeting Room of Town Hall Annex, 105 E. Corbin St.
Present: Chair Casey Collins, Sharon Billings, Bridget Booher, Tim Logue,
Mixon Nelson, Linda Paynter, and Greg Yavelak
Staff: Public Space and Sustainability Manager Stephanie Trueblood
1. Call to order, roll call and confirmation of quorum
Chair Casey Collins called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. Public Space and Sustainability Manager Stephanie
Trueblood called the roll and confirmed the presence of a quorum.
2. Agenda changes and approval
There was none.
3. Discussion items
A. Planning for Earth Evening
Collins and Member Linda Paynter planned to staff the table.
B. Discussion of 2023 Bee City initiatives
The board reviewed the write-up about the importance of trees for pollinators.
C. Video planning: How to plant a tree
Collins will take photographs.
4. Updates
A. Garden Club
Billings reminded the board of the upcoming Garden Club garden tour.
B. Invasive Removal Team
Work is continuing. It was noted that more it would be useful to explain to the public early next spring why an
herbicide application is needed to remove fig buttercup.
C. Staff
Trueblood gave updates including:
• Turnip Patch Park trees — a neighbor is concerned about a tree, which may need to be trimmed
• Garden and planter plantings have taken place
• Comprehensive Sustainability Plan — latest version is on the website
• South Churton Street Multimodal Corridor Study is getting underway
• Ridgewalk greenway feasibility study to be presented to town board soon.
The board expressed interest in seeing the train station plans at some point.
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5. Adjournment
Motion: Booher moved to adjourn at 10:25 a.m. Collins seconded.
Vote: 7-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Stephanie Trueblood
Public Space and Sustainability Manager
Staff support to the Tree Board
Approved: June 21, 2023