Recommended Actions: Great job sampling in 2020! Lake quality is generally representative of mesotrophic, or average conditions, however algal growth tends to fluctuate above the threshold for mesotrophic lakes. A storm event in July during drought conditions resulted in higher phosphorus and turbidity levels at several tributary stations indicating potential impacts from stormwater runoff.
Navian Project Update Jan 2021
I have received a draft copy of the minutes of the Jan 5th Planning Board meeting and can update everyone on whats happening. First, some house keeping. Jonah Ketola, referencing Emergency order #12 saying that the PB was not compelled to use Zoom. He omitted section 4 which states that “each part of a meeting […]
Navian Project Update, December 15th, 2020
Navian Project Update December 15th, 2020 Merry Christmas and happy Holidays to all our friends on the lake. I’d like to offer an update on what has become a rapidly moving target, ie the Navian Project. First bit of good news is that the project managers have reduced the size of the development to 59 […]
Planning Board Meeting Minutes 11/17/2020
Planning Board MTG Nov17th Navian Project On Tuesday, Nov 17th the Planning Board continued discussions about the Navian Project proposal. The independent hydrologist report was reviewed. There was lots of fluff, but two numbers stood out. Assuming an average rainfall of 46 inches per year, the Navian property can produce 57 gallons of water per […]
Planning Board Meeting Minutes – 10/6/2020
NAVIAN PROJECT Update October 2020 Planning Board Meeting Minutes – 10/6/2020 The following summary is not meant to be complete, my note taking skills are rusty at best. The PB accepted the application as essentially complete in order to allow public input. The formal minutes of the meeting are not yet available and may not […]
The President’s Fall Letter
Presidents Fall Letter MLPOA September 2020 We are closing the season on an historic summer here on the lake. My spring letter mentioned our lake would be a refuge during the Covid crisis. Those words were prophetic, in that we have seen a busy and sometimes crowed lake throughout the summer. We are fortunate to […]
2020 Annual Meeting Minutes
MLPOA Virtual Annual Meeting Minutes July 18, 2020 Due to COVID-19, the MLPOA Annual Meeting for 2020 was not held in person. In its place, all members of the MLPOA received email letters from Don Wilson, President along with two reminders that there would be a virtual meeting to take its place. All members were […]