Lake Garfield Working Group Meeting Minutes 8/13/18
AUGUST 13, 2018 LGWG DRAFT MINUTES
- BOAT RAMP
- SELECTMAN DON COBURN (SP?) SAID TOWN AND STATE HAVE HAD SOME VERYPRELININARY DISCUSSIONS REGARDING AMIDON PROPERTY THAT IS FOR SALE.
- UNCLEAR IF TOWN AND/OR STATE MAY PURSUE OBTAINING THE PROPERTY.
2. WEBSITE
- DISCUSSION THAT FRIENDS OF LAKE GARFIELD HAVE LINK TO TOWN WEBSITE PAGE SECTION DEVOTED TO LAKE GARFIELD AND VICE VERSA.
- DISCUSSION THAT MIKE GERMAIN WILL SHARE KEN WAGNER’S STUDIES AND DASH HISTORY AND UPDATES TO DATE, INCLUDING SEPTEMBER DASH RESULTS.
3. HOW DO WE MAINTAIN ONGOING FUNDING NEEDS FOR LAKE GARFIELD HEALTH PER MISSION OF LGWG
- DISCUSSION OF TIMELINE HISTORY OF LAKE GARFIELD STUDIES, THINGS DONE BY FLG AND THE LGWG TO DATE. LOOK TO PREVIOUS MONTEREY NEWS ARTICLES AND LGWG MINUTES.
- LGWG PLANS TO MAKE PRESENTATION TO FINANCE BOARD OF THE HISTORY TO EDUCATE ON REASONING AND NEED FOR ONGOING FUNDING COMMTMENT FROM TOWN AS PART OF THE 3 LEGGED STOOL WITH FLG AND STATE. WILL RECOMMEND $3,000 -$5,000 NEEDED ANNUALLY FOR LAKE SCIENTIST AND $30,000 -$50,000. LGWG WOULD BE LAX IN OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND MISSION IF WE DID NOT DO SO.
- PLANNING BOARD AND SELECT BOARD NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT MAINTAINING LAKE HEALTH WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 5 YEAR TIMELINE COMMITMENT AND PLAN OF ACTION BY TOWN, WHETHER BY ANNUAL WARRANT, LINE ITEM IN BUDGET OR POSSIBLE NEED TO CREATE LAKE TAX DISTRICT. QUERY WHETHER OR NOT TOWN PREVIUSLY COMMITED TO AND APPROVED CERTAIN LINE ITEM ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR LAKE HEALTH AND THIS SHOULD BE VERIFIED. MIKE GERMAIN SAID HE WOULD CHECK WHETHER PAYMENT FOR LAKE SCIENTIST WAS APPROVED AS LINE ITEM.
- NEED TO EDUCATE BOARDS THAT ISSUES OF CONFLATION ARE VERY REAL AND MISINFORMATION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND MENTION THAT HERBICIDE IS STILL A COST EFFECTIVE OPTION AS PERMITTED BY STATE LAW, DEPENDING ON HOW COMMITED TOWN IS TO MAKING ANNUAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TO FUND ALTERNATIVE MILFOIL REMEDIATION.
- BESIDES TOWN, FUNDING SOURCES AND EFFORTS INCLUDE 604B STUDY AND 319 GRANTS AND FLG. NOTED THAT FLG IS WILLING TO CONTINUE WITH CONTRIBUTION FOR LAKE HEALTH ISSUES, MILFOIL AND OTHERWISE, BUT NEEDS COMMITMENT FROM TOWN AS WELL.
4. HARBOUR MASTER/LAKE SAFETY
- DISCUSSION THAT SWIMMERS IN MIDDLE OF LAKE IS STILL A SAFETY CONCERN
- DISCUSSION OF WHAT ARE THE PARAMETERS AND WHO HAS JURISDICTION AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE BY TOWN THROUGH HARBOUR MASTER AND/OR STATE WITH RESPECT TO LAKE BOATING AND SWIMMING SAFETY AND WHAT THE PARAMATERS SHOULD BE FOR TOWN HARBOUR MASTER.
-DISCUSSION OF NEED FOR TOWN TO HAVE ACTIVE HARBOUR MASTER TO PARTICIPATE IN DIALOGUE AND PLAN OF ACTION.