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Agenda · Posted January 13, 2025

Shade Tree Commission meeting agenda — January 20, 2025

Meeting scheduled Monday, January 20

  1. Approve — Minutes from Oct 2024
  2. Election of Officers
    • nominate new Shade Tree Commission Members
  3. Budget Considerations
  4. Tree Tender Training — Jan 8-Feb 9, 2025
  5. Yearly Report — to Arbor Day Foundation
  6. Tree Trimming Reflections — good job!
    • Railroad Station Parking lot (Oct 26 at 9:30) · Mahantongo St
  7. Arbor Day Theme
  8. Inventory
    • What is most popular tree in Pottsville? · What percentage coverage is Pottsville in trees?
  9. Tree planting Locations
    • 1 City Hall/Laurel Ave · 1 Cemetery/Mahantongo St · 1 Centre & Market · 1 cut at Historical Society
    • 2 Playground 17th Norwegian St · 3 Forest Hill Playground · 5 Baber Cemetery · 3-5 Shenandoah

YEAR END 2024 REPORT

  1. Commissioners — 4 plus one awaiting appointment
  2. Meeting time — 26 hours
  3. Administrative — 34 hours
    • grant writing · planning of tree planting · Arbor Day · scout events
  4. Arbor Day
    • Day celebration at Wolf Street about Smokey Bear 80 years
    • Elementary drawing and HS writing contest
  5. Tree Planting — 75 hours, 9 persons, 19 trees
    • pre-hole digging · transport · planting
  6. Plant Care/Maintenance — 4 hours
    • watering · checking
  7. Tree Pruning — 29 hours, 72 trees, primarily early spring and late fall, primarily by 4 people
  8. Tree Removal — estimate 30 trees
  9. Community Scout Project — 8 Scouts × 3 hours in Yuengling Park (24 hours) · 3 commissioners × 3 hours (9 hours)

SUMMARY

  1. Meet, Plan, Grants — 60 hours
  2. Tree Care – Planting — 75 hours, 19 trees
  3. Tree Care – Pruning — 29 hours, 72 trees
  4. Maintenance/Clean-up — 33 hours
  5. Total — 21 people, 197 hours, 91 trees

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