2/23/1999 MASHPEE-WAKEBY LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Minutes

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i own o Aas e� f P i ' , 16 Great Xecfe Road Worth .ash ee, Nassachusetts o2649 Mashyee- Wakeby .fie Management Committee February 23, 1999 Minutes Cottee members present: William Tayl r(chair), Steve Cam(secretary), George Bingham Cg.11 to,Order The meeting commenced at 7.00pm. Vere was no public convent. motion was made to accept the January 26 minutes: passed unanimously. Correspondence was distributed: 11198 letter to T. Foster, Trustees of Reservations, from R. Writnour author ing TTOR staff to contact Truss. Endangered Species Program on behalf of the Town. — 6124!98 letter to J. Doatie, Cape Cod Mosquito Control District thankingCCMD for cleaning out the dam structure. 614198 letter from W. I acCallum,Mass. Fish and Wildlife , to Mashpee Conservation Conunission in response to the letter from S. Bliven regarding the water level management plan. — 5/27/98 memo to the Committee from D. Dann regarding annual appointments. j 2/18/99 letter from the Conunittee to Selectmen regarding Coffee membership. ld Ines Jinn Hanks, chairman of Mashpee Waterways Comnuttee was invited to describe regulations on water use f Mashpe 4Wakeby Pond. He explained that as a `great pond' water use can only be regulated by the State. The chair distributed Mass. Regulations on waterways(3 23 CMR and Mashpee Fond Boat Landing Regulations. Jim explained that any regulations specific to Mashpee- akeb Pond need to be proposed to the State. If the State decided to promulgate such regulations, they coup be enforced by the Mate and Town. The only other pond in the state with specific regulations is Webster Lake. Jim suggested that the Committee review the Webster Lake regulations as a start for proposing regulations for Mashpee-Wakeby Pond. The Committee approved a motion to put review of Webster Lake regulations on the agenda for the March meeting. Lake levels were described as high,but approximately normal for late winter. Mr. Cadrin reported that Cher was not a water level guage at the darn. The Committee agreed that a guage would help monitor water levels, and could be calibrated by the most recently engineered flock on the Pond. New Business The chair requested that mutes be delivered to hirn in advance of meetings to set agendas. &djourmnent The meeting was adjourned at 8:I pm. Submitted on 314199.