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News and Notices
The lake will begin to be lowered on October 14th. Please be sure to have your boats/docks out of water by the 13th. Also, use this time to clean the area of debris, leaves and sludge.
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The SPLA Board is working to address the geese population issue. Over the summer, our lake has many issues and one major cause has been the significant number of geese that have taken up residence. Below are a list of FAQ’s about the issue and mitigatation plan:
https://nwrc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/NWRCPubs1/id/39329/rec/8
This is a link to National Institute of Health about pathogens in Canada geese feces.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zph.12227
Please also see attachments “Goose management on water quality” and ” CT Dealing with Geese”
6) So what is the plan to moving forward?
A: SPLA Board of Directors has already contracted with the USDA APHIS Wildlife services. We will work with homeowners that are interested in having them enter their property. WInstanely Enterprises is also interested in a coordinated effort between our properties.
7) What is the timing of visits by the USDA?
A: We expect this to be a multi year effort with a few visits this year and next year. There are many factors which impact the visits such as USDA Resource availability, Weather, Geese location. So please be patient
8) Will all geese be eliminated ?
A: Absolutely Not !. The CT DEEP and USDA would never allow this. This is a management and control activity. So don’t worry we will always have geese floating around the lake !
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SPLA Monthly
Board Meetings
When: 7:00 p.m.
The first Tuesday of each month
Where: Shaker Pines Fire Dept 37 Bacon Road
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Next SPLA BOARD MEETING
October 1, 2024
SPLA Meeting Agenda 10.01.2024