https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9SnTi_bFCk The Conservation Commission at a nearly four-hour meeting on Tuesday voted 5-0 to approve the limited use of herbicides in Lake Maspenock, as it had done two years before. Kerry Reed, the Department of Public Works director,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e0Kus7MYaA The Select Board on Tuesday implemented some new rules during the public forum period to demonstrate responsiveness to participants’ comments. Previously, this period at the start of each meeting allowed residents and others...
The Lake Maspenock Weed Management and Control Advisory Group at its Oct. 2 meeting shared information about the planned extended drawdown of the lake and the use of herbicides to control weed growth. Joe Baldiga, the chair of the Citizens Input Group (CIG), led the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdQ2j0v_kQo&t=8232s&ab_channel=HCAM The Conservation Commission on Tuesday approved a certificate of compliance request for 12 Leonard Street after the homeowner’s explanation changed the course of the protracted debate with the...
The Lake Maspenock Preservation Association has three goals for the next year: preservation, safety and community. The LMPA solidified these goals at its annual meeting on May 12, which covered events from the last year, elections for open board seats and feedback...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13_1JdcUufk The Conservation Commission on Tuesday night received an annual update from the town’s Department of Public Works director about this year’s weed management plan for Lake Maspenock. Kerry Reed told the commission that this...
The Lake Maspenock Weed Management and Control Citizens Input Group completed a survey of the lake on Aug. 22, which revealed a significant decrease in weeds. After much public debate, the weed treatment was performed in June. It was approved by both the Conservation...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr1BEr-2_lU&ab_channel=HCAM The Conservation Commission voted 6-0-1 at its meeting Tuesday to approve the use of two herbicides to control the overgrowth of weeds in Lake Maspenock as part of its “toolbox” strategy for weed...
After years of protracted efforts to resolve the invasive weed problem, the Lake Maspenock Citizens Input Group is hopeful that a speedy decision can be made after it officially endorsed the idea of combatting the weed outgrowth by means of herbicides. The purpose of...
