SPRING, 2011

Look for your Money Calendars in May and help us sell enough Raffle tickets to FIGHT THE WEEDS that endanger our swimmers, wildlife and property value.

The SPA is calling all volunteers for the Spring Clean-Up.

Since the city began removing the nuisance Canadian geese from Flax Pond and Gannon Golf Course, many have settled at Sluice Pond and they have already driven away our native duck and ducklings. We are asking all residents to refrain from feeding the geese. IF YOU SPOT A NEST, EGGS CAN BE ADDLED BY SHAKING THEM OR RUBBING ANY TYPE OF OIL ON THEM. This will discourage the geese that have recently arrived at Sluice Pond to nest elsewhere.

We are still collecting membership dues of $20/household for 2011 so if you haven't paid your $20 membership please sign up online, contact an officer or send a check to Sluice Pond Association to Ruth Sarrette, 39 Bacheller Street, Lynn, 01904. There are 165 homes on Sluice Pond and we hope to increase our membership to improve our chances of getting more support for recreational activities and public property improvements.

Information about the scheduled fishing tournaments for Sluice Pond can be obtained at Ippi's Bait and Tackle. Tournaments are scheduled every two weeks in spring and fall and prizes of up to $300 can be caught for those preregistered. Lynn Fish and Game stocks sluice Pond with bass, trout, salmon and runs tournaments for adults, juniors and children.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

WEED TREATMENT

We are proud of the new "NO WAKE" buoys for boaters and assistance being received for shoreline vegetation and related public access issues.

Other items discussed:

-- re-directed storm water and street run off into the sewer system, there would be less water entering Sluice. We are monitoring federal Recovery Act funds for assistance with the storm drainage into the pond.
-the egg addling project led by Wayne was successful on Flax Pond, a couple of geese families were missed on Sluice and we need help by abbutters to addle the eggs.
-the continued Title V septic system vs. city sewage issue with a house on Sutcliffe. A letter was sent to the Department of Public Health for assistance with the continuous problem of discharge into the pond from an unknown source that causes "soap bubbles" in the coves.

Wayne Lozzi suggested getting a list of items to him from the Sluice Pond Association to get our questions answered.