Lake Nipmuc Assoc Meeting Minutes June 2008.doc (Microsoft Word, 32KB)

Lake Nipmuc Association Meeting

Thursday, June 5th, 2008 at 7pm

Mendon Senior Center

·         Meeting called to order at 7:10pm.

·         Motion made to accept May 1st, 2008 meeting minutes. Motion seconded. Minutes accepted. 

·         Status of membership – no new members this month. If you haven’t done so, please forward dues to Ileen Matthews.

·         Status of Financials – $841.64 - $25 will be paid to Tammy Gilpatrick of the BRC for e-coli testing.

·         Stormwater Update – Shirley S.

Letter to the Editor at Milford Daily News was published. Rep Fernandes sent a nice thank you note to Shirley for recognizing him. He said,"What a great letter! Thank you and the entire association for the positive remarks. When I can be of any further service, please feel free to reach out to me anytime."

Shirley read the email from Bill Clougherty of Mass Highway. He said Benn Sherman from the BSC group has completed the drainage plan for the area on Rte 16. We are currently reviewing and discussing his findings with the DEP. Shirley will follow up with DEP if she doesn’t hear anything.

Discussed the potential impact on the Lake regarding Imperial’s plan to install a car wash on one of their sites. What would be in impact on draw down on the aquifer plus drainage? 

·         Lake Monitoring – Shirley S.

·         Tammy Gilpatrick from Blackstone River Coalition tested 6 locations on Lake Nipmuc on May 15th. She was assisted by Shirley S. and Ileen M.. The parameters were temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, Oxygen saturation, Turbidity, Nitrate, Orthophosphate, Conductivity, and E coli. You can't draw conclusions from one result but Orthophosphates were high at Old Taft Ave. We will be testing monthly through November.

·         The BOH has Aquatic Technologies apply chemicals for weed control.

·         Goose committee – Two pairs of geese were spotted by Joan C’s area. An additional 3 swans were also seen. The geese nest on Christmas Island. There is a preventative method to put grease on the geese eggs so they don’t hatch. Missy at the BOH knows more about this.

·         Public Education committee – Plan is to get a two page newsletter drafted by the next meeting – July 3rd. Content will include a letter from the President and articles written by Shirley S. Carole C. expressed interest in formatting the copy. Check to see what her schedule is.

·         Website committee – nothing to report at this time.

·         Invasive Plant Life – Weed Watchers workshop will be held on July 8th from 7 to 9pm at the Mendon Senior Center. Shirley S. will advertise this in the Crier which comes out on July 5th.

·         Public Access –Nothing new to report

·         Ted has been working with a company to produce marketing materials with Lake Nipmuc’s logo on it. T-shirts cost approximately $16-17 in bulk. Find out if other members are interested in ordering.

·         Meeting adjourned at 9pm

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