31st ANNUAL TLIA
MEETING
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by Russ Moat
The 31st Annual meeting of TLIA was held on
July 10, ’04 at the Ricker Library with 57 in attendance. The meeting
began at 9 a.m after coffee and donuts were served.
Old business included the Long-Range Watershed
Management Plan update and a report on the new lake map by
Gerry Tinkham. |
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Gerri Tinkham discusses newest lake map. |
New Business started with the
election of officers (same as last year). Awards were presented to
Jacqui Misenheimer---the Babs Shapiro Conservation Award and to
Michelle Garcia---the Community Award for a Buffering Project on
Jordan Shore Drive. This project, partially funded by grants from
Phoebe Hardesty (AVSWCD) and Carole Hoskins (DEP), allowed her
students to install about 100 plants. Rick Lundstedt was
presented with a keychain for being the consummate lake fisherman and
devotee of Tripp Lake and its environs. Reports
were given by John Laskey on water quality: he and George
Kelly tested the waters for clarity (about 4.7 with Secchi disk) and
for dissolved oxygen (levels were down during the summer, but were back
up in September.) Dick Harris planned on removing dead trees and
debris from Winterbrook and asked for help. (Dave Stanhope and I
accompanied Dick on a recon and cleanup mission on Sunday July 11, which
explains our absence at the Newcomers Brunch). |
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TLIA sponsors two scholarships to the Maine Conservation
School Camp each year. This year’s winners were Ricky Bryant
and Alexis Wentworth from the Poland Community School. The Fourth
of July Boat Parade was held at 4 p.m. on the Fourth. There was a
Bird-a Thon, starting July 10 and concluding on August 10. (The winner
and list of bird sightings is listed elsewhere in this Newsletter).
Mention was made of possible swimming lessons at the Public Beach next
year, with assistance from the YMCA. A kayak demonstration was to be
held at the Public Beach and Purple Loosestrife Eradication month would
begin on July 24. A walk on Jordan Shore Drive to view the Buffering
Project was to be held on July 17, as well as a Tie-Dye Workshop for
kids on the same day at Judy King’s. The Annual TLIA Picnic was
to be held on August 15 from 11:30 to 2 at Hemlock Campground. |
Maggie Shannon, Cola Director, speaks at TLIA meeting |
John Laskey gives state-of-lake report. |
Maggie Shannon, Executive
Director of the Congress of Lake Associations, was the featured
speaker. She stressed the importance of active lake associations. Ms.
Shannon helps to make connections between the experts and the lake
associations, lists all bills which are germane to the lakes and their
watersheds and discusses important bills with legislators (such as the
Harbor Master’s Bill). Boats must have a sticker to go on a lake and
non-compliance next year will result in a big fine. Boat ramps can be
closed down to prevent further infestation of invasive plants…the towns
can hire someone (a Harbor Master) to monitor the boat ramp sites. The
China Lake Syndrome was also discussed Next year it will be illegal to
have chronic erosion sites. She announced the next COLA Conference will
be held June 25, ’05 at the University of Me., Farmington. She ended by
stressing the importance of linking up with other lakes/ towns and
emphasized that what Tripp is doing is very important. Volunteerism is
the first line of defense. A vote was taken to
donate $100 to the Ricker Library for the use of the hall, the Raffle
winners were picked (listed elsewhere in this Newsletter) and the
meeting adjourned before noon. |
Jacqui Misenheimer receives Babs Shapiro Conservation
Award. |
TLIA Executive Officers: Paula Smith, secretary,
Richard Barry, treasurer, Co-Presidents Judy King and Linda Laskey |
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