WESTPORT TREE BOARD

MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA

WEDNESDAY, May 19, 2021, 4:30pm 

SPECIAL NOTICE ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR THIS ELECTRONIC MEETING:

Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order No. 7B, there will be no physical location for this meeting. This meeting will be held electronically.   Public comments for Public Hearing agenda items will only be read aloud at the meeting if they (i) are sent to blindsay@westportct.gov . (ii) state your full name and address, and (iii) are received before noontime on May 18, 2021.Comments on Public Hearing items that do not meet these requirements will be placed in the public file but will not be read aloud during the meeting. Comments not pertaining to Public Hearing item will not be read aloud during the meeting. If you would like to give your Public Hearing comments by participating in real time in the meeting, please send an email by noon on May 18, 2021 to blindsay@westportct.gov , stating your name and address, and meeting participation details will be emailed to you to enable you to participate in real time in the Public Hearing. Meeting materials are available at  www.westportct.gov , on the Meeting List & Calendar page for this meeting.

Instructions to attend:

Westport DPW is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Westport Tree Board Meeting, May 19, 2021 @ 4:30pm

Time: May 19, 2021 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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MEETING AGENDA

1. WELCOME
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM4/21/2021
3. TREE WARDEN REPORT
   1. Sycamore at Compo South & Post Road
4. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
   1. Available spot on Tree Board – interested individuals invited to attend meeting
   2. LWA – Storywalk
   3. Movie – Call of the Forest by Diana Beresford-Kroeger
      1. Earthplace has agreed to screening of this movie at their outdoor ampitheatre
      2. Need to get funding for fee – less if movie is free to attend
   4. Oaktober
      1. Oak saplings needed for giveaway
      2. Activities ?

          

5. P & Z ACTIVITY – Dick Stein
6. TEEN VOLUNTEER GROUPS – Alice Ely
   1. SLOBS – LWA May 2 – How did it go?
7. NOTABLE TREES –Dick Stein
8. CONTACT WITH OTHER RELEVANT COMMITTEES

   What activities are other Tree boards/committees accomplishing – Ed Picard

9. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH – Marci Caporizzo
   1. How do we educate residents about importance of trees utilizing our current town web page/other
10. New Business
11. ADJOURNMENT.

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