Borough of Mountain Lakes

Lakes Management Advisory Committee

April 1, 2008

Chair and Borough Manager unable to attend

Members: Bailey, Markus, Mimberg, Mesicek, Tippy, Wexler

Allied Biological:

Meeting called to order at 7:35pm

Chair:

• April minutes approved

Borough Manager

• Goose control: USDA monitor nest count in April and perform addling in May
• Lakes flyers: printed and mailed, residence have received already

Allied Biological

• Treatments start April 2
• Grunden’s Pond:
• algae presence
• early alum treatment scheduled to see better results
• Wildwood Lake:
• no algae on surface or bottom
• alum treatment in April
• Note to check aerators
• Additional early alum treatments scheduled for Briarcliff and Crystal; alum for Mountain Lake in June
• Additional water quality monitoring scheduled May-Sept.
• Weekly lake surveys in April
• Lilies at Birchwood, June survey to determine if need treatment

Old Business

• April 13 Wildwood Lake residents meeting

New Business

• Statement that study of biological health and complexity of lakes would help with treatments

Next Meeting: 5/6/08

Meeting adjourned 7:49pm