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Recent and Upcoming Events
The annual open
meeting scheduled for 10 AM, Saturday, September 11, 2010, at the Mishnock Barn has been rescheduled
for 10 AM, Saturday, October 23. We changed the meeting date because some director positions are up for election. We need
to advertise the meeting thirty days in advance. Further details will be provided later.
Next
Board meeting Saturday, August 14, 10 AM at the Barn. We need to plan for the required annual meeting scheduled for 10
AM, September 11.
Next Board meeting, Saturday, July 17, 10 AM at the Mishnock
Barn. We will discuss the recent lake treatment and liability insurance.
June 28, 2010: Finally we have the permits to treat the lake. We wanted
to treat the lake by early June, but the applications mailed in April apparently got lost; we didn't know about
this until June. Maybe they were sent to the wrong address due to a reorganization of DEM.
In any event,
the permits have been issued and ACT plans to treat Wednesday, June 30. I will put up the notices tomorrow. They are being
mailed to me by overnight express. There has been some concern that treatment will sully the lake's appearance over the
July 4th weekend. ACT informs me that this will not happen. It takes nearly two weeks for the effects of the herbicide to
be visible.
June 15 note: Paul Kaltschnee, membership
director for LMPA, was recently interviewed on channel 10. Paul is a member of Save the Lakes as well as LMPA. You should
be able to watch the interview here: http://www2.turnto10.com/jar/video/detail/58b27f44-c61f-102d-a6fd-001ec92a4a0d/37876/
Next Board Meeting Saturday, May 22, 10 AM at the Barn
The Annual Earth
Day cleanup on Saturday, April 10 brought a lot of people together and, more importantly, resulted in a cleaner environment
around Mishnock Lake and the Big River area. Here are a few pictures.
The Pasta Dinner Fundraiser held April 18, 2010 at the Mishnock Barn was
a great success, netting approximately $2,500! About $800 of that came from the raffle. LMPA thanks the following businesses. This year, for the first time, we started the country dancing before serving food. This worked out great and we'll probably
do it this way again next year.
Next Board Meeting Thursday, April 29, 7 pm at the Barn
Our next Board meeting is Tuesday, March 9, 7pm at the Barn. We have authorized Acquatic Control Technology to
pursue the permits to treat Lake Mishnock this year. ACT will assess the lake in early spring, but it is clear from last year's
"end of the year" report that some treatment will be needed this year.
Our next Board meeting is Tuesday, Feburary 9, 7pm at the Barn.
At
our rescheduled meeting of December 8, 2009 Lauire Bradburn, Kathy Dunn, Ken Fallon and Claire Wade were relected to director
terms of three years. New members James and Joann Wahl were elected to director terms of three years. Three new members attended
the December meeting - Tex Ung, David Nero, and Joyce Nero. Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 2009. We
will have at least three agenda items - pasta dinner, reports from Paul and Mary Kaltschnee from their attendance of the healthy
lake conference in Connecticut, and the need for liability protection of the directors.
The
rescheduled meeting and election is Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 7 pm at the Mishnock Barn.
The meeting and
election scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, 2009, as referenced below, had to be postponed due to a family
emergency. The new meeting and election date will be posted here as soon as we know what it is. Also, new letters will be
sent to the membership.
A general membership meeting to elect at least four directors is scheduled
for Tuesday, October 27, 7pm at the Mishnock Barn, 200 Mishnock Road, West Greenwich, Rhode Island. Letters were sent to all
members to encourage attendance.
Board meeting at the Barn Thursday, September 17 at 6pm. We need to plan for
an election of four Board members whose terms expire in October.
Our annual public meeting is set for Tuesday,
July 21, from 7-8 at the Mishnock Barn. We'll put an ad in The Reminder and distribute flyers around the lake. Also, we'll
send letters to the membership. At the meeting we will review the Association's activities of the past year and invite
questions and comments from the public.
On Monday, June 15, Aquatic Control Technology will chemically
treat Lake Mishnock in order to control the growth of non-native aquatic vegetation. There will be no boating or
fishing for one day, or until June 16; there will be no swimming for two days or until June 17. Do not use the water for drinking,
irrigation or for mixing sprays for agriculture or ornamental plants until further notice. If you have questions
call 508- 865 1000. Notices will be put around the lake.
Click here to learn about discounted septic pumping services.
Next Board meeting June 16, 7pm at the Barn. We need ideas
for our annual public meeting scheduled for July 21, 6 -8 pm.
At the Board meeting of June 2 we decided to
follow the recommendations of ACT and use 2, 4-D for lake treatment this year. This product has the approval of the Rhode
Island DEM and is widely used throughout New England. It attacks the plant from the roots instead of the leaves. New Hampshire
has gone exclusively to 2-4D and is no longer using Reward, the product we used in the past. We hope treatment can take place
within the next two weeks.
Directors' meeting Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 7pm at the barn. At the meeting
of May 26 we decided we need more information about Navigate, the herbicide ACT wants to use for treating this year. We expect to
make a decision at this meeting.
Board meeting Tuesday, May 12, 7pm at the barn.
Read about Earth Day Clean up 2009.
Board meeting Tuesday, April 14, 7pm at the barn.
2009 Pasta Dinner Fundraiser a success. Read more.
Board meeting Tuesday, March 23, 7pm at the barn.
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