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Little Sebago Lake Water Issues Discussed

February 13, 2008 - WINDHAM -- Sharing Resources Board members from the Little Sebago Lake Association met with town representatives Jan. 16 to explore ways to share resources in regards to water quality issues within the boundaries of Gray and Windham. Councilors Kaile Warren and Donna Chapmen from Windham and Deborah Mancini, Council chair from Gray were among those attending.

The meeting, which lasted about two hours, was informative and productive with many thoughts shared by all involved.

Little Sebago Lake Association needs support from both towns to help with milfoil mitigation on Little Sebago. Milfoil is a highly aggressive aquatic plant that can form dense mats, which congest waterways and crowd out native aquatic plants. Thick growth can impair recreational uses of waterways including boating, swimming, and fishing.

In the last two years Gray has awarded $22,000 and Windham, $25,000 to the association. The Windham Town Council had expressed the desire to see something concrete from money awarded.

With that objective in mind, items like creating a suction dredge to be used on other lakes and ponds within the town, plus hiring a grant writer who will be shared by both towns to procure more funds to assist with these projects were discussed. Information gathered will be researched further and it is hoped that a new spirit of cooperation between the towns will be an end result of this meeting.

SOURCE: LAKES REGION SUBURBAN WEEKLY

DATE: 01-25-2008


Lakes: Little Sebago Lake
Regions: Sebago


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