Lake Management Committee Meeting Agenda

Hinsdale Lake Management Committee Agenda

February 20, 2024, 4:00 PM

Hinsdale Town Hall Community Room, Hinsdale MA 01235

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Open meeting  

Secretary’s Report – Approve the January meeting minutes 

Discussion on Dock Bubbler/Aerators

1. Second aerator on Lake Ashmere, south basin near offshore beach
2. Woman and her dog fell through thin ice near aerator
3. Public correspondence and social media response
4. Correspondence with DEP, Conservation Commission, Select Board/Admin, Pittsfield
5. History of Lake Management efforts over the last two years – options moving forward
6. Open Public Comment
7. LMC discussion and vote on our recommendations to Select Board, LMC actions moving forward

Plunkett Reservoir: 

Notice of Intent submitted for herbicide treatment – Conservation Meeting following LMC meeting

Update on Dam / Spillway Engineering project

Update on site visit with GenH, hydro power proposal – visited Plunkett and Belmont Reservoirs

Open public comments on other issues not on agenda pertaining to Plunkett Reservoir 

Ashmere Lake:  

Correspondence – Water level discussion with Pittsfield State Forest Supervisor

Open public comments on any issues not on the agenda pertaining to Ashmere Lake  

Report on January Newsletter – Survey Results and feedback.  Next Newsletter: Dock Bubbler/Survey?

Discussion on Lake Management 2025 Budget Inputs 

Review of Solitude Lake Management 2023 EOY Reports

Any new business not reasonably anticipated before posting agenda.

Meeting Adjournment