October 15, Hybrid Meeting
Present:
- Jamie Minacci, Chair
- John Loiodice, Vice Chair
Present via Zoom:
- Charles Kenny
- Michael Nathan
- Minutes from last meeting approved.
- Loiodice reported that Water and Sewer Commission did not discuss any matters related to the Bowl.
- Kenny said a sighting of a cyanobacteria bloom in Laurel Lake was reported. The usual procedure would be to report it to the Commonwealth Department of Public Health (DPH). DPH would send a representative to photograph and return results. Closing a lake due to a bloom would be at the recommendation of MA DPH. DPH said they would no longer provide that service and it was up to the locality. Kenny, Chair of Tri-town Health, Jim Wilusz, Executive Director of Tri-town, and the Board will have to develop a plan to determine when to close a lake and when to reopen.
- Nathan said they have done what was required to promote dredging and hoped the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program (NHESP) will go to next step
- SBSC will be meeting only once a month beginning in November.
Meeting adjourned.
Editor’s question: It was mentioned at previous meetings that harvesting could continue into October or even later for a clearer weed-free lake. However, it does not appear that there was any harvesting after the Josh Billings Run Aground. Is that true?
