HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/22/2017 SOUTHOLD TOWN TREE COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING
TOWN HALL ANNEX BOARD ROOM
March 22, 2017
7:00 PM
Present: Dave Cichanowiez, Jill Doherty, Peggy Murphy, Gerard Orientale,
Don Grim, Matt Campbell, Frank Imbriano, Jay Jansen, Derek Bossen
and Vinnie Orlando
This Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Tree Committee was called to order at 7:00 PM at
the Southold Town Annex.
Minutes from the February 22, 2017 meeting were approved.
Discussion Items:
1. Vinny Orlando shared with the Committee what he learned at the meeting at the
Supervisor's Office in January hosted by the DEC regarding Oak Wilt disease. Only one
tree located on Nassau Point was identified with the disease and removed by the highway
department. In New York State six cases of the disease have been reported. The DEC has
provided us with some links to videos which will be distributed to committee members
along with other information which will be handed out to the Committee at this evening's
meeting.
2. Dave reported to us that the DEC has grant money which we can apply for. Mark Terry
is to help us write a grant to obtain same.
3. Discussion was had with respect to the first draft of the "Tree Code" which had been
distributed to the committee members. Dave will be setting up a meeting with the Town
Attorney to go over this first draft.
4. Update on the "root rot": It was applied the end of December to the trees in Town. We
hope to have the main stumps out by the Spring which will enable us to plant the new
trees in Town.
5. Peg updated us on Arbor Day events: The schools have been notified of the winners of
the poster contest and the presentation to the winners at our Town Board meeting on
April 25, 2017. The worksheets, bookmarks and pencils are ready and the seedlings have
been ordered.
6. The Committee agreed to meet on April 19 rather than April 26, 2017 next month.
7. Vinnie Orlando reported that there are trees in Mt. Beulah area that may need to be
removed. Members of the committee will meet at Mt. Beulah to identify the trees which
need to be taken down.
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The next meeting of the Tree Committee will be April 19, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town
Annex Board Room.
This meeting was adjourned at 7:50 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Diane DiSalvo