Lake Committee

Lakes Committee unanimously authorizes UMass water testing at Lake Arcadia. Committee members John Soja, Reenie Desabrais, and Theresa Cain voted to allow the university ecologist's testing after Water and Wetlands staff visited Lakes Holland and Arcadia on April 29. Chemical treatment of both

Belchertown Lakes Committee approves prior minutes and green-lights spring lake treatment. Treasurer John Soja reported $3,695.50 in the Lakes Committee account with an additional $3,240 in the gift account, while the town budget has allocated $5,000 toward lakes operations for May town meeting

Belchertown Lakes Committee approves spring Metacomet treatment at $9,000 cost. Treasurer John Soja reported the committee will request $7,000 from the Tri-Lakes Watershed Association to offset a budget shortfall, leaving a $2,000 gap. Treatment of lakes Holland and Arcadia is also scheduled for

Belchertown Lakes Committee unanimously approves November minutes. Treasurer John Soja reported $4,870 in the main account and $240 in the gift account. The Tri-Lakes Watershed Association's calendar fundraiser raised approximately $3,200 (final amount pending), with ongoing concerns about beaver