Forest Lake Association, Methuen

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[[image:Recreation_ForestLake.jpg|thumb|500px |right]]
 
[[image:Recreation_ForestLake.jpg|thumb|500px |right]]
 
'''Next Meeting:''' <!--<i>?tentative?</i> --><br>
 
'''Next Meeting:''' <!--<i>?tentative?</i> --><br>
<b><u>Wednesday, November 10, 2010 , 6:30 pm at<br>
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<b><u>Wednesday, November 10, 2010 , 6:30 pm </u></b><br>
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<!-- Methuen City Hall, <br>
 
<!-- Methuen City Hall, <br>
 
second (2nd) Floor Conference Room </u></b> -->
 
second (2nd) Floor Conference Room </u></b> -->
[http://sweetheartinn.com/ SweetHeart Inn]  
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[http://sweetheartinn.com/ SweetHeart Inn] <br><br>
 
   
 
   
 
Officers: <br>
 
Officers: <br>
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Treasurer: Jeanne Papparlardo <br>
 
Treasurer: Jeanne Papparlardo <br>
 
Secretary: Jennifer Kannan <br>
 
Secretary: Jennifer Kannan <br>
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'''Keep Forest Lake Alive''' <br>
 
'''Keep Forest Lake Alive''' <br>
 
Keep our lake safe and clean--Join now. <br>
 
Keep our lake safe and clean--Join now. <br>
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[[Information]]
 
[[Information]]
  
[[Poynter.org article]](Sale of lakefront land by Church to City of Methuen)
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[[Poynter.org article]]Sale of lakefront land by Church to City of Methuen
  
 
[http://www.essexheritage.org/ts/ Trails and Sails Info]
 
[http://www.essexheritage.org/ts/ Trails and Sails Info]
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[http://www.sdevan.com/mpfra/tshirt.htm Al Torrisi T-Shirts]
 
[http://www.sdevan.com/mpfra/tshirt.htm Al Torrisi T-Shirts]
  
<b><u>News:</u></b> Latest News on Proposed Legislation and Regulations. <br>
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News: Latest News on Proposed Legislation and Regulations. <br>
 
New legislation introduced in 2009 to protect rivers by State Representative Frank Smizik (Brookline) in the proposed Sustainable Water Resources Act (Bill H 834). <br>
 
New legislation introduced in 2009 to protect rivers by State Representative Frank Smizik (Brookline) in the proposed Sustainable Water Resources Act (Bill H 834). <br>
 
The bill would mandate state adoption of “streamflow standards” in every Massachusetts watershed, which would include specific criteria for protecting fisheries, aquatic life and other “instream” uses such as recreation. The bill would also require the state Office of Dam Safety to consider dam removal as an option for dealing with unsafe dams (removal of obsolete dams is highly beneficial environmentally). Finally, it would authorize public water suppliers to implement “waterbanking,” under which they could charge a small fee for new and expanded service to be spent on measures that conserve water supplies or protect them from pollution. For more information on the bill see: [http://massriversalliance.org/sustainableWaterAct.html Link.]
 
The bill would mandate state adoption of “streamflow standards” in every Massachusetts watershed, which would include specific criteria for protecting fisheries, aquatic life and other “instream” uses such as recreation. The bill would also require the state Office of Dam Safety to consider dam removal as an option for dealing with unsafe dams (removal of obsolete dams is highly beneficial environmentally). Finally, it would authorize public water suppliers to implement “waterbanking,” under which they could charge a small fee for new and expanded service to be spent on measures that conserve water supplies or protect them from pollution. For more information on the bill see: [http://massriversalliance.org/sustainableWaterAct.html Link.]
==Bluebirds==
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<b>Bluebirds </b><br>
 
[[image:Eastern_Bluebird.gif‎|thumb|100px |left]]
 
[[image:Eastern_Bluebird.gif‎|thumb|100px |left]]
 
Are you interested in seeing the Eastern Bluebird make a return to our Lake and it's environs.<br>
 
Are you interested in seeing the Eastern Bluebird make a return to our Lake and it's environs.<br>

Revision as of 14:35, 15 October 2010

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