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Residents press Hague board for more regular pond cleanouts; county grant for study noted
Summary
Residents urged annual or more frequent cleanouts of sediment ponds and lakefront maintenance while town staff pursue grant-funded studies; Warren County applied for a $15,000 water-quality grant to study long-term options including bio-logs and dispersion basins.
Multiple residents spoke during public comment about sediment accumulation in ponds and shorelines, urging the town to pursue more frequent cleanouts while longer-term studies are completed. One resident noted documentation from 2007 recommending cleanouts every two to three years and said the work has been done only a few times since then; another called for annual or semiannual action to protect beachfronts.
Town staff and residents described coordination with the Lake George Association and other agencies, and Clothier noted a Warren County water-quality grant of $15,000 to pay a professional for study of alternatives such as bio-logs and dispersion basins to trap sediment before it reaches the lake. Speakers emphasized property-ownership and easement limits that constrain the town’s authority to act on privately held parcels, and urged continued interagency coordination while monitoring interim maintenance options.
