HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/16/2023 SOUTHOLD TOWN TREE COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING
August 16, 2023 HELD IN PERSON(and via Zoom)
6:00 PM
No meeting was held on July 19, 2021
Present: Gerard Orientale, Assistant Town Attorney Julie McGivney, Jill Doherty, David
Gamberg, Erick Haas, Dan Goodwin, Curtis Rand-via Zoom for partial meeting
(Margaret Steinbugler for Southold Peconic Civic Association)
This Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Tree Committee was called to order at 6:00 PM—this
was an in-person meeting and held via the Zoom Platform. (There were no Zoom Attendees).
Discussion Items:
The plaque for Anne Trimble has now been created. We will take the cost for same out of the
memorial donations which we had received on behalf of Anne. We plan on planting a tree in the
Fall possibly at Down's Farm in Cutchogue.
Assistant Town Attorney Julie McGivney attended our meeting to review and have comment and
discussion on the proposed Tree Code. Comments and ideas were presented to Ms.McGivney who
will now prepare a second draft of the Code with the hopes of the draft being completed in time
for our September meeting for another review/discussion with an eye toward possibly presenting
same to Town Board in October. Ms. McGivney explained to the meeting attendees that it is up
to Town Board to make public the actual proposed Code in a public session when they are ready.
We reviewed Tim Abrams request to have trees planted (preferably shade trees) at Tasker Park
(Carroll Avenue)to replace the trees that had been cut down.
Gerard reported on his recent trip to Fishers Island for the August Town Board meeting.
Gerard reported that we have requested a proposed Budget to match that which we received for
last year. Jill reported on the Budget approval process. Approval does not happen until the
beginning of November.
Jay and Gerard will look into the letter which was sent to us by Miranda Dempster.
Gerard and Dave have started putting together their Fall planting locations utilizing the maps
which Gerard had made outlining specific territories for members.
Attendee Margaret Steinbugler wondered if our committee would be agreeable to the possible
donation/planting of shrubs on the Town owned property near the Custer Institute as the car
headlights at night interfere with the viewing of the telescope. Jill explained that this would not
normally be something the Committee would get involved with, but that she would look toward
CPF.
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Dan discussed and asked for our thoughts on replacing what has been taken down at Love Lane
leaning toward some type of above ground planters possibly made of concrete.
Jill reported that the Peconic Land Trust is hoping to plant at Laurel Lake with some type of native
tree that will have good survivability.
We will next meet on September 13, 2023. This meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Diane DiSalvo
RECEIVED
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Southold Town Clerk