DEPUTY SUPERVISOR WATERHOUSE CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 6 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT FOR A QUORUM: COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI AND COUNCILMAN O’ NEAL, ALSO PRESENT ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWN DAVID MITCHELL, ESQ.
DEPUTY SUPERVISOR WATERHOUSE – THE FIRST STEP IN GETTING OUR WATER TREATED WITH PROCELLACOR IS TO GET A PROPOSAL FOR AN AQUATIC PLANT ASSESSMENT FROM THE DARRIN FRESHWATER INSTITUTE. MR. LARRY EICHLER IS REPUTED TO BE THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS.
RESOLUTION 132 OF 2021 – RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN O’ NEAL, TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE ACCEPTANCE OF A PROPOSAL FROM THE DARRIN FRESHWATER INSTITUTE FOR THE AQUATIC PLANT ASSESSMENT FOR LAKE LUZERNE. RESOLUTION SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI. ALL IN FAVOR, AYE, NONE OPPOSED, CARRIED 3- 0.
ALSO DISCUSSED WAS CONTRACTING TRACY CLOTHIER AS A LAKE MANAGER OR PROJECT MANAGER. SHE IS THE TOWN’ S GRANT WRITER, ALSO LEADING THE PLANS FOR A MASTER PLAN. THAT WILL BE VOTED ON IN SEPTEMBER.
ALSO DISCUSSED WAS A RECENT SITE VISIT ON THE LAKE WITH TRACEY, JIM AND DAVID WHO WENT OUT ON A BOAT WITH” SOLITUDE LAKE MANAGEMENT. ON SEPT. 15TH THERE WILL BE ANOTHER VISIT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A PLAN FOR HARVESTING. THERE HAS BEEN GREAT PROGRESS ON THE LAKE. THE TOWN LOST THE CONTRACT WITH AQUALOGIC THIS YEAR. THE WATER QUALITY OF THE LAKE IS STILL VERY GOOD. FURTHER DISCUSSION REGARDING THE NECESSITY OF PERMITS FOR EACH LAKE FOR HAND HARVESTING.
APPLICATIONS OF INTEREST FOR THE COMMITTEE ARE STILL COMING IN, JIM NILES WILL CHAIR THE COMMITTEE
TRACEY CLOTHIER ADVISED TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR A SUCTION HARVESTER. JIM NILES EXPRESSED THE NEED FOR EDUCATION GOING FORWARD.
INFORMAL DISCUSSION OF IDEAS WITH RESIDENTS INTERESTED IN THE LAKE WATER QUALITY: TOPICS: THE HARVESTING SCHEDULE; POSSIBLY PARTNERING WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL TO DISCUSS CLASSROOM CURRICULUM RELATIVE TO THE BIOLOGY AND HEALTH AND CONSERVATION OF THE LAKES; THE EFFECTS OF FERTILIZER USE; TO SET GOALS THAT WILL SISTER WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE. POSSIBLY TRAINING IN HOUSE DIVERS. THE PUMP ON THE BOAT BELONGS TO THE TOWN. EDUCATE ON THE DIFFERENCE IN AQUATIC PLANTS.
MIKE SHAFFER DISCUSSED THE WORK DONE BY PREVIOUS LAKE COMMITTEES THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 6: 35 UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN O’ NEAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
