Borough of Mountain Lakes

Lakes Management Advisory Committee Meeting

4/3/12

Present:

Chair: Susan Ferguson

Members: Bailey, Dewing, Kuehm, Mimberg, Mesicek, Rogers, Tippy, Wexler

Manager: Robert Tovo

Council Liaison: not present

Allied Biological: Glenn Sullivan

Environmental Commission Liaison: Allison Rankin

Meeting called to order @ 7:31 PM

Chair:

March minutes approved. Discussion of Spring Flyer. Committee approved Chair’s draft. To be released by Manager.

Manager’s report:

4Review of process Manager is following about ropes at Club. 4Lake levels about .5 below hypothetical “ideal” or target. 4Catch basins are cleaned once per year. 4Discussion of FEMA issues for removing debris from Canal. 4Discussion of goose control, addling contract.

Allied Biological:

4Discussion Wildwood Lake sedimentation. Test process by Allied Biological. Supplemented with manual measurement, which agreed closely with bathymetric instrument results. Hard to draw conclusions. We do now have a baseline.

4 Discussion of first lakes report of year. Discussion of early appearance of Eurasian Water Milfoil. Milfoil fragmenting now to disperse. Sonar treatment should last to 2013. Discussion of Committee’s preference that Council fund action now.

Old Business:

4 None

New Business:

4None

Public Comment:

4 None

Next Meeting: May 1, 2012

Meeting adjourned @ 8:16 PM