1/22/2008 MASHPEE-WAKEBY LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Minutes

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i I I M.ashpee -�,�� - -Lake:.-M- -.. �� ent Commifte' e . n ry 2 008 i _ 7:30 PM, Ma,A Pee Town Hall' Neetling called : = William. Taylor Type of meeting. Monthly SOetary Barbara B. Nichols' -Attendees: Members: William Ta ylor, Haas Fntschi,, Barbara Nichols,Don Myers w ;. Guests: EdwardBaker, Approval of the minutes of the November 27, 2007 meeting was postponed until the February meeting. The meeting was not posted by clerical error, and no votes were taken. It was noted on the Town web site. A'genda4 . Opics.� - -topic' ,11 a e eye Discussion: The two readings done in January show the water'level holding at 55.5 ft. above sea level, with 6.25 and 7. inches of water going over the hoards. V hen Barbara slid the readinort Ja 15th, g she found a large section of dock blocking the dam. She called Perry Ellis to let him know of the problem, . and when the Bite -wa -rechecked days later,the dock section had been removed. Ed Baker took nictures of the-trees down along the passage to the dam which blocked town 'uipme t from attending to the site, and also a tree leaning over Wakeby pond near the F'ritshi residence. These trees were undermined during the time of high water levels and IVB-. Baker estimated they were between 50 and 100 gears old. Pictures were forwarded to the new Conservation agent Drew McManus. Drew has been authorized to manage the boards in the dam by the Town Manager, but the Herring Warden position remains vacant. The river below the dam still has at least 6 extra inches of sand since the November storm. Greg Taylor has left DPW and Catherine Laurent has been named Interim Dire tor. Bill Taylor brought up measuring the velocity of water going over the boards. Ed Baker felt the information and formulas were in Horsley Witten's report. How the information could be used was questioned. Barbara will continue to measure lake levels twice a month,but prefers not to add other measurements. Conclusions: Bill will gather more information for the next meeting.