Borough of Mountain Lakes

Lakes Management Advisory Committee Meeting

 

6/5/12

Present:

Chair: Not present. Meeting chaired by member Jim Bailey

Members: Bailey, Mesicek, Mimburg, Tippy, Wexler

Manager: Robert Tovo

Council Liaison: Blair Bravo

Allied Biological: Glenn Sullivan

Environmental Commission Liaison: Allison Rankin

Meeting called to order @ 7:34 PM

Chair: 

May minutes approved.

ManagerÕs report:

Discussion of tree removal, FEMA and its hurricane response, and grant writing process.  The Manager has considerable grant writing experience from his Police service.

4Discussion of ropes at Club.  Insurance coverage for the Club was resolved as not necessary.  However, it appears there will be further discussion.

4The Mountain Lake/Wildwood Lake water level is around the hypothetical ÒidealÓ as discussed in earlier years at considerable length.  

4Discussion of Wildwood Lake boards and replacement.  Working with a dam consultant to convert the Wildwood spillway to approximate the Mountain Lake dam spillway. 

Allied Biological:

4 Explanation of Sonar treatments.  Success with treatment though the new formulation has not been as quick to work and Allied is reviewing that.  Eurasian Milfoil has been controlled in both Mountain and Wildwood lakes. 

4Discussion of Wildwood.  Excellent clarity after alum. 

4 Olive and Shadow.  Reviewing the results of new products.   

4Discussion of dissolved oxygen, causes, consequences.

4A complaint about algae at Sunset.  Not a treatable amount.

 

 Old Business:  

4 Bathymetric map framing.

4Updating the web site, notably need Web Site committee support in putting in the

New Business:

4Discussion of maintenance of the Cove plantings. 

 

Next Meeting: July 10, 2012

Meeting adjourned @ 8:21 PM