FARMINGTON – A third cutting of trees on town properties will be discussed Tuesday when selectmen meet with forester Peter Tracy.

Silver maple trees will be harvested on town land off Front Street behind McDonald’s, the site of a former snow dump site, pending approval of Tracy’s recommendations, he said Monday. Approval was previously granted, but Tracy wants to discuss more detailed plans with the board.

The board enlisted Tracy in 2006 to review and recommend action on tree harvesting on five properties. Two of the three wooded properties have been harvested, Tracy said. Trees at the landfill and the site of the former dump on Route 43 were cut and sold, he said.

This third property is a special case, Tracy said. The site, located next to Sandy River, is in a flood plain and comes under shoreland zoning regulations.

Only 40 percent of the trees can be cut under shoreland zoning regulations, he said.

Being in a sensitive area, the snow pack and cold are the right conditions for the project that will begin as soon as possible, he said.

A whole-tree harvest on the 12-acre site is being planned because there is a market for the timber that otherwise would go to waste, said Town Manager Richard Davis on Friday. It’s also good for the health of the forest.

Crews will have to prevent silt from going into the river and the tops and limbs will be chipped with no brush or debris left in the flood plain, Tracy said.

The largest trees will be left because they are too large for mills to handle, he said. It will be left more like an open park with a snowmobile trail through it.

In other business, selectmen will consider a request from Community Concepts, Inc. to ask voters to consider a town meeting article for $14,848 to help defray costs and maintain services to residents. The agency provides services similar to community action programs, including transportation to health care visits, help with heating and education, Davis said.

The board will also review proposed department budgets.