9/22/2009 MASHPEE-WAKEBY LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Minutes

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Mashpee ,, ' Lake Wakeby Management Committee S pte e r- .22 2009 7':30 PVI Masi T n Hall Meeting calfed, : William Marsters Typ- . cif meeting: Monthly s r ry" Barbara B. Nichols Aftendees; Members: William Marsters, William Taylor,Hans Fritschi,Barbara Nichols, Guests: Edward Baker, Lt. Jon Read The nu*nutes of the August 25, 2009 meeting were accepted as written. Agendatopi.es (�ig'enda'topiel],B9oatin9gViol'atio'ns Discussion: Lt. Read attended the meeting and brought information on Harbormaster aefivifies. Over the summer, 55 vessels were stopped and 7 bylaw citations Witten. During August,44.4 hours were spent patrolling Mashpee and Wakeby ponds. There was no coverage.Aug. 5thand on 2 days, coverage was just at the boat r .r . Mahpee had 7 assistant Harbormasters this summer. They are now required to write a daily.journal. Members felt there were frequent boating violations that were not seen by the Harbormaster coverage. Lt. Read said we should try to obtain the hull numbers off offender's boats and notify him o problems. He was willing to work on correcting offenders but needed to.know of problems in a timely fashion. He noted that Assist. Harbormasters now wore uniforms, (tan shirt, green pants and cap) .- Some Harbormaster boats had been relabeled as 1ashpe Police,and the rest would be completed by spring. Discussion was held on whether Power Squadron boating classed could be held in Town. Mr. Marsters asked if.fit. Read would ate an article for the Enterprise next spring listing boating rules and mentioning that ha.rhonnast rs would be enforcing boating rules on the waterways. Barbara asked ed i these boating rules could be included in the spring newsletter, and also used as a handout at the boat ramp on Mashpee Pond. Lt Read was amenable to both ideas. Conclusions: Harbormaster activities were discussed. Boating rules will be disseminated in the I e%w f v,&%A*.%e%N � +1 * rzI e\44riio e%&% YY�A+�A A*� %t4- eu4�k4.t l+r�Yr4-ae%"t�1 w4* �%vf ---:-%- r v a 1, i rr � �,, � coal%& u 11%4V"L UL L,,�%o V"L t AIIJ SI I.OIJIJU.�. . [Ap topic 21 Iake level Discussion: Lake measurements were 55.6 and 55.7 ft. above sea level with 9.5 and 10 inches of water flowingover the boards. Barbara noted that we had received 2 large rain stones in the past month leaving g g and 5 % inches of rain in her rain gauge. P. Conclusions: A large amount of rainfall has the lake above target level.