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Eden Selectboard backs Lake Eden Association’s permit application, signs support letters
Summary
The Selectboard approved revised letters supporting the Lake Eden Association’s state permit application for a targeted herbicide treatment to control Eurasian watermilfoil and a Lake Champlain Basin Program grant, and affirmed the value of the long-running greeter prevention program.
The Eden Selectboard on Oct. 8 approved revised letters of support for the Lake Eden Association (LEA) to include with a state permit application to apply a targeted herbicide for Eurasian watermilfoil (EWM) control and for a Lake Champlain Basin Program grant to fund continued mitigation efforts.
LEA representatives Colleen Brennan, Vinny Brennan and Art Curcillo told the board they are applying for a state permit to allow a specific, targeted herbicide application to reduce EWM in Lake Eden. They said that if the state approves the permit, a public comment process will follow before any treatment proceeds. The LEA presented a sample letter of support; after edits requested by the board, Ricky Morin moved to sign the revised letter, Clayton Whittemore seconded, and the board signed it for forwarding to the LEA. The board separately signed a letter supporting the LEA’s application to the Lake Champlain Basin Program.
LEA members emphasized the continued importance of the volunteer greeter program, which they said has operated for more than 12 years to inspect boats and reduce the risk of introducing additional invasive species. Ricky Morin questioned whether the greeter program remained necessary given the lake’s existing infestation, but LEA representatives defended the program as a preventive measure against other invasive species.
Next steps: the signed letters will be provided to the LEA for inclusion with permit and grant applications; any herbicide application would require state approval and a public comment period before proceeding.
