President’s Report::
It was noted that the CT Federation of Lakes will present a Lake Forum on Sat. 9/17, 9:00-noon, at Connecticut College in New London if anyone has an interest in attending.
Committee Reports:
Fundraising:
At the last Board meeting, a question was raised about the percent of homeowners who contributed to MLIF in different categories. A chart developed and distributed with numbers and percentages. In 2015, 58% of lakefront property owners contributed, 36% of lakeview residents contributed and 13% of the remaining watershed residents contributed. Of the total 533 watershed properties, 108, or 20% contributed.
Stormwater Drainage Project (SDP): The final stage of the Third Lane project was started in early August and completed on schedule. The work appears to have been well done, with a good clean-up effort, erosion control of loose dirt and grass planting.
Spillway: As lake treatments have been finished, the tarp at the spillway will be moved down to its normal height.
Lake Management:
Our liaison Board member with Pond and Lake Connection (PLC) is happy with their work. He has received frequent emails from PLC delineating their work and progress with the lake. With four algaecide treatments, PLC has fulfilled its contract. We have a great deal of algae in the lake and the Board discussed the option of ordering another treatment in September. The Board decided not to do another treatment this late.
MLIF President intends to send a letter to the CT DEEP regarding the continual lateness in issuing our annual CT treatment permit despite being one of the first to send in our application.
The Board decided to invite PLC to either the October 6 or November 3 meeting to talk with us regarding their work this year on the lake, the success of the treatments and their insight into the health of the lake.
Anne S. Richardson Grant:
In July, we were notified that our grant application was accepted. MLIF received $10,000 from the Richardson Fund for two projects. The first was a lake survey by the CT Agricultural Experimental Station, Dept. of Environmental Sciences (DES). The DES survey to map aquatic plants has been taking place throughout this summer.
The grant also included a project to remove dead and dying trees in the lake. In order to decide which trees would be removed using the grant funds, a small committee of Board and non-Board residents was formed. The tree removal needs to be completed before the lake gets too cold for the workers to go in the water.
It was asked if next year we could write the grant to remove algae mats.
