Lake Management Committee approves Hydrilla survey plan, minus one task.
Lake Management Committee approves Hydrilla eDNA survey, minus one task pending risk review. Chair Dick Grannells led the vote to accept a $67,754 Stantec proposal for four-task Congamond Lake testing, funded by grant, but excluded task two involving dead Ballyhoo bait fish as a controlled DNA
Lake Management Committee · Meeting of May 28, 2026
SOUTHWICK — Lake Management Committee approves Hydrilla eDNA survey, minus one task pending risk review. Chair Dick Grannells led the vote to accept a $67,754 Stantec proposal for four-task Congamond Lake testing, funded by grant, but excluded task two involving dead Ballyhoo bait fish as a controlled DNA source until safety concerns are addressed. The unanimous vote follows Grannells's request to clarify risks with town water quality expert Ken Wagner.
Members also approved a Conservation Commission modification to 142 Berkshire Avenue reducing planned stone walls from two to one, resolved a fishing tournament noise complaint at the North Ramp, and completed a difficult May 18 removal of a truck sunk in more than five feet of muck in Middle Pond.
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Source: the Lake Management Committee meeting of May 28, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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