10/28/2008 MASHPEE-WAKEBY LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Minutes

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Ma' shpee Wa, kebyLake Management comm.it.te October ,2008 - 7:30 PM. M p To' - ll .eeti n ; l I d by; William Marter Type of r etic- : Monthly Sed.retary Barbara B. Nichols Atten ee : Members: William Marster's, William Taylor, Barbara Nichols, . G egt : -Edward# mer, •the minutes-of-the Sc Pte mb e r-2.3; 2 -meetingwere-accepted-ag-IAntta: -[-Agenft-ftq*6-fl-Lake-levet- Discussion: The October 15th late level was at 55.3,having dropped quickly back t that level after the inches of rain. Ido change was noted in the boards. DPW had clewed out the dans before the October 1 t reading. Ed Baker pointed out that if there is a dry spell before a rain storm, water.can get trapped 1n the sandy zone by capillary action before reaching the ground water. Jet skiers are still using the lake, and once this week,_seemed to be exeeeding.the 45 mph speed limit. Barbara will email data on the amount of water flowing over the boards to members. a Conclusions; The lake level was back to 55: ft.above sea level. tAgendk tp is 21 1Tw ! ttrs Discussion: Newsletters were mailed out,Oct. 7th at a cost of 83 cents. Discussion was held about whether the format should be changed to a different shape using legal sized paper folded. It was pointed out that the Post Office had'specified that the newsletter in its present form should cost one first class stamp to nail. Two newsletters were returned thus far for incorrect addresses. Barbara mailed a copy of the newsletter to Joyce Mason to-post on the town web sit ,.but it has not been-posted yet, ince this is don ,4 we can notify lakeside property owners that the newsletter is available online and save the cost of postage. The spring newsletter was never posted despite being y sent to Joyce Mason in June; Conclusions; Barbara will call David Delvecchio to see if he has received the newsletter copy.