11/20/2014 MASHPEE-WAKEBY LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Minutes

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rMashpee - Waked Lake Manageme'nt Committee November 20,201.4 7:30 PM Mashpee Town Hall Meeting Iled by: Debi McManus Type of meeting: l onthly Secretary Barbara B.Nichols } i Attendees: Members: Brian Mauro, Donald MacDonald, Barbara Nichols, Andrew Gotlieb, Selectman Liaison Guests: i The minutes of the October 2 , 2014 meeting were accepted as written after a motion by Brian Mauro and second by fon MacDonald. - Agenda topics- + I [Agenda topic 1] fake level/River outflow i n: Barbara checked the lake level§on November1st and 1 th Discussion: and both were t 55.1 feet above sea.level. There were 10 and 10 and '/4 inches of water flowing over the board closest to the lake and 4 and 6 inches of water in the stream by the stairs. The level has increased slightly with the increased precipitation. Levels were emailed to Drew McManus in Conservation. Andrew mentioned that the } boards by the mill pond had been tampered witli leaving a big jump for the herring, but not really a problem for herring leaving the lake. It would be a pToblem in the spring for the migration and he planned I to let Drew know. Conclusions: The lake level has risen slightly. Andrew will contact Dreg MacManus regarding the boards near the Mill Pond. [Agenda topic 2] Boat Size Limitation Mashpee va,ke y Discussion: Barbara emailed Joyce Mason regarding limiting boat size on the lake to 25 feet on November to and Andrew spoke with her also. Andrew will spew to Wayne Taylor about putting the proposal on the Selectmen"sg end.a the beginning of December. The proposal would have to be approved by both Mashpee and Sandwich and then seat to State Fisheries and wildlife Dept. for approval, Conclusions; The committee is proceeding with an attempt to limit boat size on the lake to 25 ft. i