WESTPORT TREE BOARD

MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA

THURSDAY, March 17, 2022, 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 publicworks@westportct.gov . (ii) state your full name and address, and (iii) are received before noontime on March 16, 2022. 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 March 16, 2022 to publicworks@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.

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AGENDA

  I. WELCOME

 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM02/17/2022

III. TREE WARDEN REPORT – Ben Sykas

• Still pending – Find a grant for a tree inventory

• Brochures will be ordered for Arbor Day 

 

  IV. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

  a. Arbor Day – Friday, April 29, 2022

Bartlett has agreed to provide 100 Red Maples & 100 Dogwoods free of charge

Westport Book Shop having Spring event on Jesup Green April 23.  They have asked us to join them and give away trees/have other tree activity.

Tree Give away at town hall on Friday April 29 3PM-4PM

Educational Program – Earthplace April 30 3PM – 4PM, Ben Sykas suggested speaker about general tree care

  b. Ongoing - Tree City USA Growth Award2022 – checklist for future grant https://www.arborday.org/programs/treecityusa/growth-award/

Keep checklist updated

  c. Guidelines for Tree Board – Eileen Flug reviewing

  d. Meet with Jen Tooker – still pending

  e. Staples Intern/Eagle Scout project LWA

  V. NOTABLE TREES –Dick Stein & Frank Rosen

Frank Rosen –We can produce our own videos for Notable trees and have them posted on town site.

  VI. CONTACT WITH OTHER RELEVANT COMMITTEES/Groups

Dave Lowrie –  Zoning Regulation Revision subcommittee (P&Z)

Dave Lowrie – Downtown Implementation Plan Committee

Alice Ely – Newtown Conservation Commission - native plant policy initiative 

  VII. FUTURE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH

Town website – need to create informative page with links to general tree information AND about town trees on right of way

 VIII. New Business

ADJOURNMENT

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