President’s Report:: An MLIF request for a $10,000 FY2016 Town of Ridgefield Community Grant was submitted in December. It was noted that Candlewood Lake will begin a $50,000 program to attack their aquatic weed problem with sterile carp in 2015.
Committee Reports:
Stormwater Drainage Project (SDP): (in edit)
Lake Management: The 2015 Aquatic Control Technologies (ACT) contract was approved at the November meeting on the stipulation that we receive ACT’s 2014 year-end report. The year-end report was subsequently received. It was noted that ACT merged with Lycott (our previous lake management company) a year ago. The Spillway – It was reported that the spillway is functioning well and that the tarp is in good shape.
Old Business:
Anne S. Richardson Grant: The suction harvesting project was revised so that we will not be using the huge de-watering bags. Aquacleaner Environmental (AE) will do suction harvesting instead. The work actually began on October 24, ended first week of December, and will continue again in the Spring. Questions arose as to measuring results and yardage removed. This will all be monitored. In mid-December the 30 yard dumpster had been completely filled and removed.
New Business:
Annual Meeting: The date in March has not been decided yet. It will be posted in the Ridgefield Press.
Social Media: Discussion was held about the advantages of social media to broaden the reach of our communication. For example, what ways we can use social media to inform the community of our “State of the Lake” annual meeting. How we can also use social media with photos to let people actual see what’s happening on the lake. Facebook was suggested as a tool that can be used to gain more interest and involvement in the lake. The question is how will we manage it and how do we control the message? The administrator of our Facebook page would be able to monitor the content and postings. A plan will be worked on for discussion at our next meeting.
Free Soil Testing: The State is offering a free soil testing program this April to analyze what is needed or not needed to maintain your lawn. We will research what the protocol for the samples are and report at the next meeting.
