Borough of Mountain Lakes

Lakes Management Advisory Committee Meeting

 

12/6/11

Present:

Chair: Susan Ferguson

Members: Bailey, Mimberg, Mesicek, Tippy, Wexler

Acting Manager Robert Tovo

Council Liaison: Steve Shaw

Allied Biological: Christopher Doyle

Meeting called to order @ 7:32 PM

Chair: 

Steve Hardek has resigned.  Some discussion of possible replacement.

ManagerŐs report:

4Discussion of work on Crystal.

4Discussion of managing lake levels.  Committee noted lack of formal guidelines, although there are more Committee expressions of the intention than previously recorded.  Comment from Public about the advisability of drawing down more often.

4 RFP being prepared for new dam consultant. 

4 Discussion of dam work and impediments due to the storms and clean up.

Allied Biological:

4Presentation and discussion of the year-end report.  Heavy emphasis on the unusual weather in 2001, notably the wettest summer on record, and the wettest month of any year (August 2011). 

4Lake by lake conditions and treatment histories reviewed.

4Discussion of zooplankton

4Discussion of 2012 Lake Management Recommendations

 Old Business:  

4 Council Liaison discussed lack of action on ropes at Club swimming area.

New Business:

4 Council Liaison thanked the Committee for its contributions and positive actions.

Next Meeting: February 7, 2012

Meeting adjourned @ 9:26 PM