Join the LMPA Exec­u­tive Board on Octo­ber 28th to learn about the lat­est efforts and steps regard­ing extend­ed draw down and long term weed man­age­ment solutions. 

Where: Hop­kin­ton Cen­ter for the Arts
98 Hay­den Rowe Street, Hop­kin­ton, MA
Date: Mon­day, Octo­ber 28th
Time: 7:00 pm

LMPA Mem­bers,
Per the stan­dard agen­da, there will be an open dis­cus­sion at tomor­row’s meet­ing of the Town of Hop­kin­ton Select Board.    The open dis­cus­sion por­tion of the meet­ing begins at 6:30 pm on Sep­tem­ber 24 at Town Hall, 18 Main Street.

Dur­ing the open dis­cus­sion, Cyn­thia Esthimer, Chair of the Lake Maspenock Cit­i­zens Input Group (CIG) for Lake Maspenock Weed Man­age­ment, will briefly update the Select Board on the cur­rent sta­tus of the weeds and rec­om­men­da­tions being made by the CIG to the DPW.   We encour­age you to attend this meet­ing and help edu­cate the Board on the cur­rent sta­tus of the weeds as well as the need to take action.

Thank you,
The Exec­u­tive Board and Offi­cers of the LMPA 

Please join the new­ly formed Envi­ron­men­tal Aware­ness Club from Hop­kin­ton High School for Lake Maspenock and Sandy Beach cleanup on Sat­ur­day, Sep­tem­ber 28th from 9 am — 11 am.    We will meet in Sandy Beach park­ing lot at 9 am to receive maps, trash bags and instruc­tions.
We will wrap up with piz­za after we com­plete the cleanup.
Thank you!

Lake Area Res­i­dents: After a beau­ti­ful sum­mer, it will soon be the time that the annu­al draw down of the lake begins. The tim­ing of the draw down is man­dat­ed by a per­mit received from the Hop­kin­ton Con­ser­va­tion Com­mis­sion and must begin no ear­li­er than Sep­tem­ber 15^thand no lat­er than Octo­ber 1^st.  The exact date can vary from year to year based upon the lev­el of the lake com­ing out of the sum­mer. This year’s reduc­tion in the lev­el of the lake is antic­i­pat­ed to be the stan­dard 48–52 inch­es unless agree­ment can be reached to per­form the deep­er draw­down of 7–8’ in order to man­age the weed growth per the Lake Maspenock Aquat­ic Veg­e­ta­tion Con­trol and Man­age­ment Plan.   As of today, the extend­ed draw­down is not approved. 

We will keep you informed, but in the mean­time be aware of the draw down process and arrange for the removal of boats and docks accord­ing­ly. 

Have a great autumn, 

The Offi­cers and Exec­u­tive Board 

Lake Maspenock PreservationAssociation

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

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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