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The
New Castle City’s Tree Commission Meeting took place on January
7, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. in the City of New Castle’s Town Hall.
Members
Present: Chip Patterson, Chairman
Fran Peden
Lillian Shue
Member
Absent: Susan Keyser
Erv Thatcher
Mark Miller
Chandler
Gebhart
Matt White
The
meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Mr. Patterson. A quorum
is not present.
Mr.
Patterson welcomed Henry Poole, Urban Forestry Coordinator, Delaware
Forest Service. Mr. Poole offered his office’s assistance to
the Tree Commission. He is inputting City of New Castle tree survey
data into software that will provide reports that will quantify
street trees (dollar amount on storm water value, how much carbon
they remove from the atmosphere) that will give an idea of the
benefits of the city’s urban forest. This will help with the
development of a comprehensive urban forest management plan. His
office is also encouraging all communities in Delaware to develop a
tree canopy goal and provided details about the plan. He updated the
group on diseases (bacterial leaf scorch, ash bore) affecting trees
in our area.
Lengthy
discussion followed about sidewalk issues as a result of tree roots.
Mr. Poole will research the issue and report back to this body.
Mr.
Poole would like to see a hazardous mitigation component in the
city’s urban forest management plan. His agency is interested
in determining the amount of marshland in our area and how it is
managed.
REPORT
OF COMMISSION MEMBERS
Fran
Peden – No report.
Lillian
Shue – The two cherry
trees that were planted on West Fourth Street are growing in an odd
manner. The branches are bending/intertwining. They may have been
bundled too long.
CHAIRMAN’S
REPORT
Mr.
Patterson informed that Evelyn Johnson, 27 West Fifth Street, would
like to be added to our next tree planting list.
ADJOURNMENT
The
meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Debbie
Turner
Stenographer
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