1/26/2017 MASHPEE-WAKEBY LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Minutes

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Mashpee - Waked Lake Management Committee January 26, 2017 7:30 PM Mashpee Town Mall Meeting called by:. Debi McManus Type of meeting: Monthly Secretary Barbara B. Nichols Attendees: Members: Brian Mauro, Barbara Nichols Guests: The minutes of the October 27, 2016 meeting were accepted as written after a ruction by Brian Mauro and second by Barbara Nichols. Agenda topics [Agenda topic 1] Lalize level/Riven outflow Discussion: Barbara and Brian did the lake measurements on.November 1't. and 15th, which were both 55.0 ft. above sea level, 9 inches and 3 inches of water were flowing over the board closest to the lake and 5 inches and 4 inches were flowing in the stream by the stairs. On December f't and 15t", Barbara did the measurements and which were 55.1 and 55,0 ft. above sea level. There were 9 and 8.5 inches of water flowing over the board closest to the stream and.6.5 and 4 inches of water in the stream by the stairs. Many small herring were still leaving the lake on December I.st, due to the warm fall. January levels on the 1"and 15t" were both 55,1 ft, above sea level with 8.5 and 10.5 inches of water flowing over the board closest to the lake and 3 and 3.5 inches of water in the stream by the stairs. All measurements were sent to Drew MacManus in Conservation, On January 5t", Barbara was invited to a meeting 'in Conservation with Selectman Gottlieb, and the Mashpee Wampanoag Natural Resource Director where plans were nude to address the sediment loading in the Mill pond and river near the fish ay. Years ago a dredging permit was taken out"in perpetuity'}, and Conservation will work with DPW to clean out the sand with an excavator. This will meed to be done by early March before the herring return to the rive`. Conclusions. The water level is slowly coning up. Sand needs to be removed from the river. [Agenda topic ] Fall Newsletter Discussion.: The newsletter was sent to Christine Willander in the Selectman's office, who helped with the formatting and got the Torn Manager"s approval on November 8(". The contact phone number for the harbormaster in the article was changed. Reach him for non-emergency problems through the Dept, of Natural Resources. Twenty copies of the newsletter were panted for us and put out in the Town Hall racks. The newsletter was then sent to 1 T rept. and put on the Towns' new web site. Conclusions: The fall newsletter was approved and is out for the public in the town hall rads and online.