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Carbondale Tree Board to apply for Dandelion Day booth, sets Arbor Day for May 2; calendar change fails
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Summary
The Carbondale Tree Board voted to apply for a booth at Dandelion Day and unanimously approved holding Arbor Day on May 2, 2026. A proposal to shift meetings to every other month failed after members raised concerns about timely review of development plans.
The Carbondale Tree Board voted Feb. 19 to apply for a community booth at Dandelion Day and set Arbor Day for May 2, 2026, while rejecting a proposal to move meetings to a bimonthly schedule for 2026.
At the start of the meeting the facilitator presented the Dandelion Day action item and asked whether the board wanted to apply for a booth. Members said the booth has been a valuable public-education tool in previous years and discussed logistics and staffing needs. The board determined it needed no fewer than three volunteers to staff the booth and moved to end discussion and vote; the board approved the application with one abstention. A staff member clarified, "there is no application fee with that," and staff will submit the application by the March 1 deadline.
The board then considered plans for its annual Arbor Day planting. The facilitator outlined that Carbondale has held the Tree City USA designation for more than 30 years and that the town arborist selects planting locations and purchases trees. Members debated appropriate dates and logistics; after discussion the board voted to hold Arbor Day on May 2, 2026 and asked that at least four board members be present for planting and coordination with the town arborist.
A motion to change the board's meeting calendar to meet every other month in 2026 was debated next. Several members opposed the change, saying monthly meetings give the board better ability to review developments and provide timely comments. One member said delaying meetings "puts us in a worse position to be providing comments" on planning applications. The motion to switch to a two-month cycle received no votes and was not adopted.
Minutes from the Jan. 15 meeting were amended to clarify a member's remote attendance and audio difficulty, and the amended minutes were approved earlier in the meeting.
What happens next: staff will file the Dandelion Day booth application by the March 1 deadline; the arborist and volunteers will finalize logistics and tree purchases for the May 2 Arbor Day event. The meeting adjourned after open-floor comments and discussion of other informational items.
