Notes from the Stockbridge Bowl Stewardship Commission (SBSC), September 18, 2025, Hybrid meeting

Chair Michael Nathan called the meeting to order. Sally Underwood- Miller reported that although the numbers for the Josh Billings Run Aground have been dwindling, it was a great event and delighted to have the finish line back at Tanglewood.

Harbor Master reported that the buoys have been pulled up and the markers.

Nathan reported that harvesting was at an end for the season.

A long discussion ensued about the Mission statement of the SBSC and its role as adviser to the Select Board. At issue was the lengths to which SBSC should go to investigate the recommendations made. There is language in the mission statement about scientific information --- what was the mission — to advise or analyze??

The Chair said, on an important note, the SBSC completed the Lake Management Plan in December 2022. A plan required by state agencies and funders. It was sent to the Select Board in early 2023 and nothing has happened since. It needed to be adopted which probably requires a vote of the SB. Nathan will follow up.

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