01/24/2023 MASHPEE-WAKEBY LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Minutes

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Mashpee - Wakeby Lake Management Committee January 24,2023 700 PM Mashpee Yawn Hall Meeting called by: Debi McManus Type of meeting: Monthly Secretary3 Barbara B. Nichols Attendees: Members: Donald MacDonald, Barbara Nichols, Mike Rapacz, Paul Bibo, phone Guests: The minutes of the November 22, 2022 meeting were accepted as written after a motion by Don MacDonald and second by Mike Rapacz Agenda topics [Agenda topic 1] Lake level/River outflow Discussion: Debi did the lake measurements on November 30 th and December 15th. There were 55.0 and 55.1 feet above sea level. Both times there were 9 inches of water were flowing over the board closest to the lake. On the30th, there were 6 inches of water in the stream by the stairs and there were 8 inches on the 15th. From mid-November to mid-December there were 4.9 inches of water in Barbara's rain gauge. Levels done on January 1st and 17th.were 55.1 and 55.3 ft above sea level with 12.5 and 12 inches going over the board. There were 9.5 and 11.5 inches in the stream by the steps. Barbara reported 7.1 inches of rain in her rain gauge from mid- December to mid- January. The new white gauge by DPW increased from 9 up to 12.5 during this time period. Levels were reported to Drew McManus in Conservation. Drew McManus emailed that he had applied to AmeriCorps for assistance cleaning out brush from the Mashpee River and he hoped it would be done by early March. Conclusions: The water levels have increased with the increased precipitation but still within expected range for this time of year. [Agenda topic 21 Boat Ramp Plans Discussion: The redesign of the Mashpee Boat Ramp has been selected by the APCC as one of 7 out of 100 potential sites to rebuild. A rinsing station has been deemed too expensive. With storm water management and safely in mind,the prro�ect is to expected start in the next 2 years. Conclusions: The reconstruction of the ramp should start in the next two years.