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HomeArchiveVol. II No. 17 9/1/2021Notes from the Stockbridge Bowl Stewardship Commission, August 20, Hybrid Meeting
Vol. II No. 17 9/1/2021

Notes from the Stockbridge Bowl Stewardship Commission, August 20, Hybrid Meeting

Present:

  • Jamie Minacci, Chair
  • Roxanne McCaffrey
  • Michal Nathan
  • Gary Kleinerman
  • John Loiodice
  • Charles Kenny via Zoom

Also present: Tammy Touponce, Secretary; Anita Schwerner and Steve Knopf via Zoom

  1. The harvester is in the lake. Reportedly, people cheered as it passed!
  2. Kleinerman reported Boat Ramp will remain open until October 11.
  3. Kenny asked if any report on drainage into lake (No) Kenny asked that run off into lake and lake temperature be monitored.
  4. Knopf (Chair, Parks and Recreation Commission) reported that the plan for the parking lot at Town Beach is complete. It will provide tiered parking with drainage between tiers. Work will (hopefully) begin in October. Knopf went on to report that the majority of complaints concern weeds in the swimming area and goose droppings. Can swimming area be weed harvested?
  5. Schwerner had several questions about size of the swimming area. (Knopf said it is a balance between lifeguards available, room to launch kayaks stored at Town Beach, and size of swimming area). Will floating docks be put back in lake? (Yes-when enough lifeguards available to monitor). Will there be enough beach to pull kayaks onto shore for folks who kayak over to swim? (This opened a discussion about another engineering study of beach area.)
  6. Kenny reported on water testing results and compared them to last year. This relates to the Cyanobacteria Blooms that can pose a danger and cause the Bowl to be closed. The "biomass" is larger this year and the lake is vulnerable; however, the type of cyanobacteria in the lake this year tends to bloom later. Possible it will affect the Josh Billings Run Aground as it did before — need to wait and watch.
  7. Kenny also mentioned the "mixing". Optimum is when there is warm water on top and cold at bottom and a good definition between the two. That definition in temperature prevents mixing. However, the definition is not as good this year. Need to retest and watch.
  8. Someone via Zoom (unseen and name not stated) mentioned that there was a yellow sea plane that landed on lake several times and asked if that can be controlled? No answer. He also mentioned that moving kayaks from one lake to another spreads the Zebra Mussells.
  9. Loiodice mentioned that the Lake Drive residents were concerned that there may not be sufficient capacity in Town sewer for all of them to be added, but Loiodice said there was sufficient capacity.

Meeting adjourned.

 


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