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

Con­grat­u­la­tions to Amer­i­can Corn Starts for the win (Ron Haley and Cory Macdonald).

Anoth­er great day and fun was had by all!!! Thanks to all who par­tic­i­pat­ed and those who helped run the event, it takes a vil­lage and we have one of the best!!!

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. 

If you are plan­ning to attend the Corn­hole Tour­na­ment After Par­ty, please take a minute to sign up for food or cleanup!

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Dear LMPA Members,

We hope you are enjoy­ing your sum­mer on the lake. We had great par­tic­i­pa­tion in our first “Light up the Night” event on the 3rd of July as well as the annu­al Boat Parade. Con­grat­u­la­tions to the Sweeney’s for win­ning the best boat for the sec­ond year in a row. This could be the start of a dynasty!

If you have spent any­time in the north basin you sure­ly have noticed the exten­sive weed growth, par­tic­u­lar­ly the large leaf pond weed which is grow­ing to the sur­face. As we dis­cussed at the LMPA Annu­al Meet­ing, the weed prob­lem was some­what expect­ed giv­en our inabil­i­ty to pro­ceed with the extend­ed draw­down of the lake last win­ter. We want to remind every­one that the mon­i­tor­ing and man­age­ment of weeds in Lake Maspenock are under the juris­dic­tion of the Town of Hop­kin­ton, specif­i­cal­ly the Depart­ment of Pub­lic Works (DPW) who also man­age our dam. For sev­er­al years, the DPW has been advised on weed sta­tus by a cit­i­zens advi­so­ry com­mit­tee in which sev­er­al lake res­i­dents and LMPA members/officers par­tic­i­pate. The advi­so­ry group cre­at­ed an oper­at­ing plan approved by the Town of Hop­kin­ton, for weed mon­i­tor­ing and man­age­ment. A copy of this can be found on the LMPA Web­site (go to the Town Advi­so­ry Tab on the home page).

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
• 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

We would like to send a BIG THANK YOU! to Dan McAu­li­ff and Jane Richard­son, from the US Coast Guard, who vol­un­teered their time on Sun­day, July 7th, to con­duct free boat inspec­tions for any boats/kayaks. View the Pho­to Gallery for more pictures!!!

The win­ner of the 2019 Boat Parade is Under the Sea! Congratulations!

Vis­it the Pho­to Gallery Tab for all Boats who par­tic­i­pat­ed in the 2019 Boat Parade!!