WINDY HILLS TREE BOARD
April 3, 2014

A meeting of the Windy Hills Tree Board was held on Thursday, April 3, 2014, 7:00 P.M. at the Coach Gate Clubhouse, 1111 Wellington Place.

In attendance were: Martha Davis, Chair
Amy Carter
Terese Fister
John Hancock
Dan Keating
Roy Robinson
Allan Atherton, Consultant
Mike Hayman, Certified Arborist

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on March 6, 2014 were approved.

Financial Report: Information was not available from the City’s office in order to prepare the report.

Financial Disclosure Forms: All forms, except for one, have been filed with the City of Windy Hills.

City Council Report: Mike Smiley, landscape architect for Windy Hills Green, died recently. The Tree Board would like to memorialize him with a plaque or tree planted on the Green.
Two new trees were planted on Highfield from the Resident Tree Program.
Benches have been selected and ordered for Windy Hills Green.
Invitations to Arbor Day were sent to the donors of trees on the Green, Mayor Greg Fischer, Metro Councilman Ken Fleming, Henry Heuser and Katie Schneider, co-chairs of the Louisville Metro Tree Commission, Martha Elson of the Courier-Journal.
The Tree Board recommends that trash cans be placed on the Green, but not near the benches.

Windy Hills Tree Board Minutes
April 3, 2014
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Arbor Day: Amy Carter is chairing our Second Annual Arbor Day to be held on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Yard signs, street banners and an e-mail blast will go out on April 7, 2014. Enlarged photos of “Wild Fire” Black Gum trees in two seasons will be displayed at the registration table. Written descriptions of the trees and planting instructions will also be available at the registration table.

4326 Rudy Lane: John Hancock will continue to personally contact the homeowner and get a response and will follow up with City Call 311 and the Louisville Metro Arborist.

The Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

Martha Davis, Chair

Next Meeting: Thursday, May 8, 2014, 7:00 P.M. LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED.

Please Note: Any member who sees a discrepancy between the minutes and what occurred at the meeting, or who sees a need for additional notes or corrections should contact the Secretary, Cheryl Cooper at [email protected] or call her, 897-1152. Your approval of these minutes is granted unless the Secretary hears otherwise from you.