Lake Area Res­i­dents:   After a beau­ti­ful but unique sum­mer, it is now approach­ing the time that the annu­al draw­down of the lake begins. The tim­ing of the draw­down is man­dat­ed by a per­mit received from the Hop­kin­ton Con­ser­va­tion Com­mis­sion and must begin no ear­li­er than Sep­tem­ber 15^th and 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.  The exact date that the draw­down will com­mence has not been set, but giv­en drought con­di­tions and the asso­ci­at­ed low­er lake lev­els, it will most like­ly begin towards the lat­ter part of this win­dow. This year’s reduc­tion in the lev­el of the lake is antic­i­pat­ed to be the nor­mal 48–52 inch­es.  Please be aware of the draw­down process and arrange for the removal of boats and docks accordingly.