Eagle Lake Committee
Eagle Lake Committee
Meeting Minutes
October 25, 2017
Opening
The regular meeting of the Eagle Lake Committee was called to order at 7:00pm on October 25, 2017 in Stoddard Building by Gerald Kersus.
Present
Gerald Kersus
Mark Taubert
Stephen Isabelle
Mark Aucoin
Robert Lavine
Brian Vitalis
Sarah Edmonstone
Earl Nezuch
Approval of Minutes
This was the first meeting of the committee. There were no minutes to approve.
New Business
The members present first took nominations for president. Gerald Kersus was nominated, seconded and voted in. Mr. Kersus officially called the meeting to order and then opened up nominations for vice-president. Stephan Isabelle was nominated, seconded and voted in. Mark Aucoin was nominated and seconded by the committee for secretary and voted in.
It was decided by consensus to meet on Wednesdays at 7:00pm. Mr. Kersus will be in contact with Town Hall to set up the meeting location. Mr. Lavigne will have Robin set the next meeting agenda so that it will be posted and general in nature to accommodate all topics to be discussed.
Mr. Lavigne told the board members that our final report must be in no later than February 28th. This is in preparation for the Board of Selectmen’s Town Meeting in May.
The status of Eagle Lake was discussed. The D.P.W. opens it up for maintenance when necessary (E.G., for weed control) The current dam itself is about 24 years old. It was brought to our attention that there are parties who would prefer the dam taken down, or in the least, the water in Eagle Lake, significantly lowered.
Mr. Lavigne informed the committee that as we recommend possible uses of the property, we are to assume that there will be no money available from the town.
Mr. Lavigne recommend that we look at options for the use of the property and use a backwards planning model to achieve our goals.
Having a vibrant and safe area for the use of the residents of Holden was one goal. Another was to decide when to seek community support and disseminate information to the citizens of Holden. The committee decided that it was wise to first understand the costs to various options and their ramifications to the property and town.
The need to either meet with or work together with White Oaks was tabled until we have a more detailed understanding of the directions we will be recommending. The committee discussed the various areas of focus for future work. In general, they are the present status and future need of the current dam, the status of the beach area including the game and sports areas, picnic tables etc. and the current status of the nature trails and area surrounding the lake, including impact on the abutters.
Items were brought up regarding the need for a gate to help support security and decrease vandalism, the possibility of Boy Scout projects to clean up trails and the beach area, reaching out to inform the public of what we are doing, and ideas related to fund raising,
Agenda for Next Meeting
This will be done by Robin at the Town Hall.
Adjournment
Meeting was adjourned at 8:10pm by Gerald Kersus. The next general meeting will be at 7:00pm on November 1, 2017, in TBD.
Minutes submitted by: Mark Aucoin
Approved by: [Name]