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Committee readies consultant briefing on Bowling/Cedar Pond reports and potential fall warrant funding
Summary
Year‑two post‑alum reports and a Bowling Pond management plan arrived; committee plans to invite consultant Ed Eichner and town staff to August meeting to discuss management recommendations and whether to pursue funding at fall town meeting, noting alum was not the primary recommendation for Bowling Pond.
The committee reported receipt of year‑two post‑alum reports for Crystal Lake and a Bowling Pond management plan; the consultant’s recommendation for Bowling Pond did not place alum as the primary solution. Chair Carolyn Auty said she has asked town staff whether Ed Eichner can appear at the August meeting to walk the committee through the Bowling Pond management plan, because any recommendation to request fall town‑meeting funds would require committee guidance this month.
Members discussed options including permeable reactive barriers, potential sequencing of sewer phases that affect upgradient contributors (Eldridge Parkway), and whether PRBs are addressing nitrogen vs phosphorus for the ponds in question. The committee agreed to prioritize a focused agenda with the consultant to ensure any town‑meeting warrant language or budget request would be informed by sediment assessments and management recommendations.
