4th Annual Tailgate Chili Cookoff/Potluck Party — September 22nd

4th Annu­al LMPA Tail­gate Chili Cookoff Potluck par­ty at a new loca­tion— the Sweeney’s!!! 

Get out your Patri­ots gear, grab your neigh­bors (LMPA mem­bers or not!!) and bring your favorite chili for our annu­al CHILI COOK-OFF! If you aren’t bring­ing a chili we will have a sign-up com­ing for oth­er tail­gate type foods.

We will have a mem­ber­ship table for peo­ple to renew or become a new mem­ber!!! This is an awe­some way to get to know some new peo­ple around the lake and catch up with old friends!! PLEASE SHARE THIS EVENT WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS!

Kick off of the game is 1PM.

Chili Cook-Off-

* We will pro­vide tast­ing cups and spoons.
*Win­ner receives a gift cer­tifi­cate to a local restaurant. 

1. If you would like to par­tic­i­pate, chili must arrive at 12:30 pm in a crock­pot
2. Atten­dees will be vot­ing from 12:30 pm til half time
3. Please bring a list of ingre­di­ents and a ladle
4. Win­ner will be announced at half­time
5. If not par­tic­i­pat­ing in the cook-off, please bring your favorite foot­ball food for the potluck- SIGN UP COMING 

Oth­er things to bring:
**POTLUCK- bring your favorite foot­ball food**
BYOB
Chairs
$$ mem­ber­ship

Weed Advisory Group Meeting — September 12th at 6:00 pm — Hopkinton Library

Dear LMPA members,

The next meet­ing of the Town of Hop­kin­ton Weed Advi­so­ry Group is sched­uled for Sept 12 at 6:00 pm at the Hop­kin­ton Library.

We strong­ly encour­age you to attend this meet­ing as the results of the most recent weed sur­vey as well as treat­ment options for next year will be discussed 

Thank you.

Lake Maspenock Weed Management and Control Advisory Group

WhenThu Sep 12, 2019 6pm – 7pm East­ern Time — New York
WhereHop­kin­ton Pub­lic Library, 13 Main St, Hop­kin­ton, MA 01748, USA (map)
Cal­en­darAll Agen­das Web
Who(Guest list has been hid­den at orga­niz­er’s request)
Attach­ments2019-09-12 Lake Maspenock Weed Management.pdf

This is a repost with additional information, PLEASE READ AND EMAIL the contacts below regarding your concerns!!

The DPW, Town Advi­so­ry Com­mit­tee and LMPA con­tin­ue to work togeth­er to ensure we can resume the extend­ed draw­downs. As we have pre­vi­ous­ly com­mu­ni­cat­ed, there is one home­own­er on the lake that has expressed con­cern about impact to their water sup­ply which pro­hibits us from the doing the deep­er draw­down per the agree­ment with the Con­ser­va­tion Com­mis­sion. We are work­ing to resolve this issue.
Although the oper­at­ing plan includes sev­er­al options for weed man­age­ment, the extend­ed draw­down is the pre­ferred method. Due to tim­ing, oth­er options will not be pur­sued for treat­ment this sum­mer.
Many of you have asked who you can con­tact at the Town of Hop­kin­ton to express your con­cerns or pref­er­ence for a spe­cif­ic treat­ment approach for the weeds. The best con­tacts are:

John West­er­ling, Direc­tor of Hop­kin­ton Depart­ment of Pub­lic Works Email: jwesterling@hopkintonma.gov

Nor­man Khu­ma­lo, Town Man­ag­er
Email: nkhumalo@hopkintonma.gov

The Hop­kin­ton Select Board Members:

Bri­an Ted­stone — btedstone@hopkintonma.gov
Irfan Nas­rul­lah — inasrullah@hopkintonma.gov
Bri­an Herr — bherr@hopkintonma.gov
John Coutin­ho — jcoutinho@hopkintonma.gov
Mary Jo Lafre­niere — mlafreniere@hopkintonma.gov

Lake Maspenock Weed Man­age­ment & Con­trol Advi­so­ry Group
Email: maspenockchair@hopkintonma.gov

For the remain­der of the sea­son, please be care­ful boat­ing in the north basin as we have had reports of issues with clogged water intakes and pro­pellers. If you have a boat with a pro­peller we sug­gest putting your engine in reverse reg­u­lar­ly which many times will clear any weeds that may be wrapped around the prop. Clean and clear your water intakes reg­u­lar­ly after boat­ing through the weeds. Please also be care­ful swim­ming in the areas affect­ed by the weeds such that you do not risk entan­gle­ment.
This is a frus­trat­ing sit­u­a­tion for all of us who enjoy our lake and we are work­ing dili­gent­ly to be in an improved sit­u­a­tion for the next sum­mer season.

Regards,

The Offi­cers and Board Mem­bers of the Lake Maspenock Preser­va­tion Association

Two Important Meetings Next Week

LMPA Mem­bers,
We want­ed to inform you of two meet­ings next week that will be of inter­est.  These meet­ings are open to the pub­lic and you are encour­aged to attend if you are inter­est­ed in the progress of the weed man­age­ment plans for the lake and/or want to ensure your voice is heard.  Your par­tic­i­pa­tion is impor­tant to demon­strate that we have many peo­ple impact­ed by the prob­lem and that we are inter­est­ed in solu­tions.

Mon­day, August 19, Lake Maspenock Weed Man­age­ment & Con­trol Advi­so­ry Group.  7:00 pm at the Depart­ment of Pub­lic Works (DPW), 83 Wood Street, 2nd floor

Tues­day, August 20, Hop­kin­ton Con­ser­va­tion Com­mis­sion (Con­Comm), 7:30 pm at the Senior Cen­ter, 28 May­hew Street (we are the 6th item on the work ses­sion, but could be called ear­li­er).

Thank you for your con­tin­ued par­tic­i­pa­tion and sup­port.

The Offi­cers & Board of the Lake Maspenock Preser­va­tion Asso­ci­a­tion (LMPA)

Board of Health Meeting — August 12th

LMPA Membership,

Many of you attend­ed the most recent meet­ing of the Town of Hop­kin­ton Cit­i­zens Input Group that advis­es the DPW on weed assess­ment and man­age­ment for our lake.   Thank you for com­ing out and lis­ten­ing while also express­ing your opin­ions about the state of the weeds on the lake. 

A reminder that the Board of Health will be meet­ing at 5:30 pm on August 12th at the Hop­kin­ton Senior Cen­ter, 28 May­hew Street.    Please attend such that we can con­tin­ue the dia­logue about the extend­ed draw­down with the town.

Thank you,

Exec­u­tive Board and Offi­cers of the Lake Maspenock Preser­va­tion Association

Open Lake Maspenock Weed Management Advisory Group Meeting — Thursday, July 25th

There will be an open meeting of the Lake Maspenock Weed Management and Control Advisory Group on Thursday, July 25 from 6–7pm, 83 Wood Street, Hopkinton. Please attend if possible. 

WhenThu Jul 25, 2019 6pm – 7pm East­ern Time — New York
Where83 Wood St, Hop­kin­ton, MA 01748, USA (map)
Cal­en­darAll Agen­das Web
Attach­ments2019-07-25 Lake Maspenock Weed Management.pdf