Milfoil Committee Public Meeting 09.01.2026 (minutes)
The Committee approved previous minutes with a correction noting a $208,665 fund balance. Upon review of year-to-date finances, Karin Nelson reported an expected end-of-year balance of $161,894.62 and noted an excessive invoice from Solitude; Karin will pursue clarification. The committee reviewed the 2026 expenditures and proposed a total 2027 budget of $111,000, which includes a request for $50,000 from the town budget. Regarding herbicide treatment, Solitude’s notification duty was handled by Amy Lindamood due to time constraints. Hand-pulling occurred in Lee’s Pond without DASH, and future work will coordinate with NHDES to distinguish work areas. Lake Host personnel issues will be addressed in a future non-public session. The next meeting is set for December 8, 2026, at 9:30 AM. Source: https://www.moultonboroughnh.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_09012026-1087
DRAFT MEETING MINUTES Moultonborough Conservation Commission Milfoil Committee 01SEP2026@ 9:30AM Attendees: Mike Couture, Amy Lindamood, Tracy Waterman, Karin Nelson, Deb Daecetis Others present: None Meeting called to order at 0935 • Review minutes from last meeting – Karin pointed out a correction to the previous minutes stating that the reported fund balance of $195,000 should be corrected to $208,665. Motion to accept the minutes with noted correction by Amy, second by Tracy. Minutes approved. • Finance update – Karin presented a spreadsheet to detail expenditures YTD, including final projected numbers for additional known expenses. Expected balance at EOY is $161,894.62. Karin reported that the final invoice from Solitude seemed excessive given the very small treatment area this year. Additionally, the treatment notification normally sent out by Solitude was done this year by Amy. Karin to pursue questions with Solitude for clarification. • Budget discussion – The committee reviewed the detailed spreadsheet for expenditures provided by Karin for 2026 and discussed proposed line item funding for 2027. The total proposed budget for 2027 is $111,000, with $50,000 to be requested in the town budget for FY2027. • Herbicide treatment - Deb reported positive feedback to pre-treatment postings and that most were now removed. Amy reported that she had generated the notification list (normally done by Solitude) due to the extreme time crunch this year. • DASH/Hand-pulling – No DASH was conducted in Lee’s Pond this year – only hand-pulling. Karin reported that Hand-pulling started before DASH this year and there was confusion between the two groups over specific work areas. Going forward, the committee will better coordinate with NHDES what specific areas are to be handled by DASH vs hand-pulling. The committee discussed assigning hand-pull divers to both an early season task and then a later, post-DASH task. • Lake Host – Tracy noted that many issues need to be discussed, but due to time constraints, these would be addressed in a later meeting. Tracy reported that Lee’s Mills recorded significantly fewer boat launches in 2026. Personnel issues will be discussed in a future meeting in non-public session. • Other business – None • Next meeting date – 08DEC2026 @ 9:30AM. Mike to confirm meeting room availability and that the committee will have a quorum present • Motion to adjourn motion by Amy, second by Mike @ 1039 Posted by Mike Couture, Secretary, MMC