 As we come to a season close we once again had a very active and successful year. The summer presented a few challenges with the storm cycle but we worked our way through them and had a fun filled summer.
The boat parade was another success with the boats seeming to have more and more lights and decorations. Thanks to everyone who continues to support this vent. This year’s rafting party was well attended and once again a good chance to meet and spend time with our lake neighbors.
On the business front we managed to finish and submit our revised drawdown plan and recently got final approval from the State and the local conservation commission to implement this new plan any time going forward. This new plan will allow us to carefully increase the drawdown depth in order to maximize our impact on the weeds along the shorelines to depths that may reach nine feet. In other business at our annual meeting we re-elected a slate of officers and board members to do the associations business for the upcoming year.
Our initiative on an oil co-op is still a work in progress. May not be ready for this season but during our research we discovered a website named NewEnglandOil.com. This site provides a list of current oil prices from dozens of local oil dealers for your review. More to come on this plan.
For the new year we are investigating the availability of grants and reviewing quotes for updating our 15-year-old Lake Management plan.
The news on the results of the new fanwort treatment chemical called Clipper continues to be very good with tests being run by our treatment company on lakes and ponds in CT and RI. This chemical has been approved by the federal government and submitted to the state of Mass. for approval in our lakes. We plan to start an initiative to accelerate this approval process with hopes of using Clipper in Lake Singletary summer 2012.
Our membership drive was successful again this year with the vast majority of property owners sending in their dues payments on a timely basis. Finally please refrain from blowing leaves into the lake during your fall cleanup.
Thank you once again for your continued support of your association.
Tim Vanderlinden
LSWA President | 
