Winter 2011-2012 

    Well, just maybe there wasn't a winter of 2011-2012, unless you enjoy paying those heating oil bills. When we last met we were hoping for a pond freeze to cut the phragmites at ice level, that never happened. We have a new city mayor and ward councilor along with a couple of meetings about improving the water quality at the pond. Now that the computer is finally working again and the ski season is winding down( yes, there really was 2011-2012 ski season) we can get back to pond issues.

  October 23, 2011

  More information  Phragmites Australis Common Reed 

  Sept. 3, 2011

  ALGAE WARNING !!

  Concern about algae is prompting health advisory notices at Sassaquin Pond, according to the city's director of public health.

  "high bacteria counts , we are now seeing some activity with the harmful algae bloom," said Marianne De Souza.

The decision was based on local laboratory findings, in consultation with the MassDEP according to De Souza, who called the move a precaution and said the state will do testing next week. 

 "Unless we have cooling temperatures that the ... algae won't thrive in, Hurricane Irene just fed a lot of nutrients into that pond that will help the algae to grow.

this article appeared in the Standard Times on 9/3/2011 on page A9

posted by Tony 

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