Committee reviews hydrilla contract, algae sampling and vendor webinar
Summary
The committee noted a three‑year Stantec contract payment of $67,754 for hydrilla work under a grant, reviewed a critical water‑quality vendor webinar, and responded to a transient shoreline algae sighting that was sampled and judged mostly filamentous and not requiring treatment at this time.
Members reviewed ongoing lake‑management contracts and water‑quality monitoring: the committee is in year three of a grant‑funded contract with Stantec (noted in the packet as $67,754 for their part of the grant work) and Solitude continues under its existing three‑year contract.
The committee had attended a vendor webinar that some members described as heavily sales oriented; the presenter said the service may be useful for lakes that do not have the committee’s existing monitoring capacity but deemed the webinar a sales pitch for their paid service.
Separately, a homeowner on South Pond reported a short‑lived shoreline algae sighting. Committee volunteers collected a sample the same morning; under the microscope the majority of material was filamentous mat algae (generally not a public‑health concern), with a small amount of an algal form that “can be an issue.” The committee did not recommend treatment at this time but will continue monitoring and escalate sampling or treatment if the bloom grows.
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