6/25/2015 MASHPEE-WAKEBY LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Minutes

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Mashpee - Wakeby Lake Management Committee June 25, 2015 7:30 PM Mashpee Town Hall Meeting celled by: Debi McManus Type of meeting: Monthly Secretary Barbara B. Nichols Attendees: Members: Brian Mauro, Donald MacDonald, Barbara Nichols Guests: The minutes of the May 28, 2015 meeting were accepted as written, with one correction, after a motion by Debi McManus and second by Brian Mauro. Agenda topics [Agenda topic 1] Lake level/ River outflow Discussion: Barbara did the lake measurements on June 1St. and 16th. Levels were at 55.4 and 55.3 feet above sea level with 13.5 and 11.5 inches of water flowing over the board in the darn closest to the lake. There were 7 inches and 5 inches of water in the stream by the stairs. The water levels were low for this time of year, but it has rained several inches since the last measurement. The levels were emailed to Drew McManus in Conservation, Barbara also reminded Drew after our last meeting that the branches and boards remained stuck in the fish passageway and Drew emailed that he had removed them April 15th. Drew mentioned that he would cut back the poison ivy which is taking over the gated area of the fishway. Barbara noted that the pathway from Attaquin beach is becoming overgrown with brush and poison ivy. Usually, the Town equipment used in clearing the sand from the outflow of the river in the spring keeps the plant life back from the path, but that was not done this spring, and poison ivy is also growing rampant along the path.. Conclusions: The water level was at 55.3 above sea level. Poison ivy is spreading along the pathways. [Agenda topic 2] 2014 Spring Newsletter Discussion: Placing our newsletter on the shelf by the Sticker Office has brought a lot more visibility. Barbara requested 20 more copies from the Town which were also placed. Don requested a few to hand out to Lakewood Association. He will explain to them how to read the online copy on the Town's website. Conclusions: More copies of the newsletter were picked up this spring while folks were getting their stickers at Town Hall.