Committee Reports:
Stormwater Drainage Project (SDP): The Third Lane Stream Restoration Project application has been approved by the Army Corps of Engineers. The project has gone out to bid.
Lake Management: The lake has a great deal of algae. Where there is no algae, the water is very clear.
Newsletter: A newsletter is scheduled to go out in October.
Old Business:
2014 Anne S. Richardson Grant: The Inland Wetlands application for the removal of decayed vegetative matter, wood and debris from the northwest portion of the lake was submitted in mid-August. We have received positive feedback on the project. The Conservation Commission walked the site and gave its approval at their August 25 meeting. At their 9/2 meeting the I/W Board accepted the application and then set a Public Hearing date, possibly 9/23. Discussion was held with the Highway Dept. regarding the 4” flexible hose that will go through the culvert under the road and snake through the catch basins on the other side of the road.
New Business:
It was noted that adding large areas of impervious surface (blacktop, stone-work driveways) in the watershed driveways and play areas causes increased flow of water toward and into the lake, often damaging roadside lawns/plantings, undermining the road and causing chunks of asphalt and dirt flowing toward and into the lake.
