President’s Report:: The current Town budget has a $6,000 Community Grant included for MLIF to care for the lake.
It was suggested that MLIF be involved in the Town’s upcoming Rid Litter Days and use this effort to clean up the roadside near the lake.
Committee Reports:
Fundraising: Discussion was held and a motion made to raise the amount of the suggested fundraising donations as they have not been adjusted for many, many years. Suggested donations will be as follows: Watershed $60, Water view $150, On-the-Lake $3.50 per lake frontage. The motion passed.
Stormwater Drainage Project (SDP): The additional money to complete the Third Lane Stream restoration Project is included in the Town’s proposed budget. The project completion awaits the results of the May Town budget referendum.
Egg Addling: The 2016 egg addling permit has been received.
Lake Management:
* We are going to create a postcard regarding the non-use of fertilizer. It needs to be sent quickly before homeowners, or their lawn company, use fertilizer this spring.
* The CT Agricultural Station will do free testing for phosphorus at areas of in-flow and out-flow beginning in April.
* We received an estimate of $2,950 for a bathymetric survey (map the lake bottom.) We have decided not to have this done this year.
Drawdown and Spillway: As it is an eyesore, one siphon pipe will be removed and the remaining siphon pipe will be painted a camouflage color.
New Business:
Anne S. Richardson Grant: A $7,500 grant application was submitted at the end of February to the Richardson Fund for a lake survey by the CT Agricultural Experimental Station, Dept. of Environmental Sciences (DES) and removal of trees in the lake. The DES survey will map aquatic plants. We will hear about the success of our application in July.
