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OFFICAL GEAR
SUPPORT MILFOIL REMEDIATION PROGRAMS BY MAKING A DONATION! DONATE $20 and receive your ch0ice of a HAT OR T-SHIRT or DONATE $45 and receive a Full-Zippered Hoodie Sweatshirt!
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FYI
CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT:
YORK COUNTY SHERIFF: (non-Emergency) 207-324-1113
LAC SECURITY OFFICE: PAUL CAREY: 207-590-8049
American Security Alarm, Inc., our first Corporate Member, has offered a discount on home alarm installations if you mention that you are an LACC Member
Please click on the logo to go to their website. For Sales and Installation ask for Corey, All other questions, please ask for Vickey.
Liberty Mutual Insurance, our 2nd Corporate Member, has offered a group rate discount if you are an LACC Member
Please click on the logo above to go to Jason Tremblay's website. Jason is your local Liberty Mutual Representative
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LACC's OBJECTIVES ARE:
1. Protect and conserve the natural resources of
Lake
Arrowhead water, land, and lake quality.
2. Assist the Lake Arrowhead Community and similar lake communities within the state of
Maine , with knowledge, resources and education regarding the protection and conservation of lake, land, and water resources.
3. Extend and develop public interest in the understanding of aquatic plant management, the protection of water and lake quality, and the preservation of natural habitats for plants, fish, and wildlife within
Lake
Arrowhead and similar lake communities within the state of
Maine .
4. Conduct research and develop strategies for citizens and lake front owners to utilize in the protection of natural resources and habitats within
Maine ’s lakes, streams, rivers, ponds and watersheds.
5. Encourage and assist in the development and maintenance of a volunteer work force committed to achieving the goals of the Corporation and the preservation of Lake Arrowhead natural resources.
6. Provide advocacy, education and awareness for policy and decision-makers in business, the private sector, local, state, county and federal governments.
7. Seek grant and charitable funding and solicit donations necessary to achieve the goals and promote the interests of the corporation.
8. Cooperate with local, state, regional and national chapters of other organizations and agencies with similar and related interests.
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NEWS UPDATES |
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07-07-2010
Early Summer update on our harvesting operations. LACC is pleased to inform you that your organization now has two full time suction harvesters operating. Last Monday, LACC launched the new harvester for its shake down testing. The new harvester performed very well. All harvesting components worked and a few in progress tweaks were made by our experienced crew lead by Dave Sanfason. Mid week found the outboard on the new boat not working too well. Our crew identified the problem quickly as gummed up carbs. Three carb kits were ordered and installed over the weekend. The boat was re-launched last evening and tested. Thankfully, that corrected the problem. The SS Arrowhead (LACC's original harvester) performed beautifuly and worked four days last week. We lost one day due to thunder and lightning storms.
We would like to thank all of the individuals who participated in getting this boat up and running on time. Without their dedication to LACC these major milestones could not be met.
As per my usual, I urge all members to reach out to their neighbors and please ask them to join LACC. As we move forward, our membership numbers need to increase to support all the necessary programs we run to contain and remediate milfoil. Please take it as a goal to get at least one neighbor to join this year.
Thanks to all members who re-newed their membership. If you haven't re-newed, please take the time to do so. If we don't take care of this problem, no one else will.
06-23-2010
This past Saturday was the MEGA yardsale. A great event, and many many people turned out to help out, buy and socialize. Please click HERE to read the write-up from Tracie Doyle. To view some of the pictures, please go to the Photo Album page, and view the 2010 Yardsale.
05-17-2010
The flashboards have been repaired, however, the water is still going through the turbines/generator as mandated by FERC and DEP licenses to provide for the aquatic species on the other side of the dam. We all look forward to some rain to increase the flow of water into the lake. Remember if you cleaned your waterfront, please fill out the Volunteer Time Tracking form and send it to us. This counts towards volunteer hours and "in-kind" donatation needed for our Grant from the state! Click the link on the left of this page to access the form.
05-07-10
The Operator of the DAM has informed us that they will be lowering the water in the lake over the weekend so that they may restart replacing the Flash Boards on Monday and Tuesday. He hopes that the level of the lake will be back to normal with a week of the repair.
BENTHIC BARRIER'S CAN BE RESERVED By filling out the reservation form located undre the "Benthic Barrier Form" tab on the left of this page or by clicking HERE.
05-04-10 UPDATES
The August 2009 Annual Meeting Minutes have been posted. Click HERE or go the the Meeting Minutes Page.
The 2nd Annual Yard Sale is Scheduled for Saturday June 19th from 8am -3pm with a rain date of Sunday June 20th 8am - 3pm. Please contact info@laccme.org if you would like to volunteer or if you have items to donate. Please see the Yard Sale notice for specific information.
Benthic Barriers will be going on sale shortly, check back for more information. We are in the process of getting dates for pickup and cost.
Clean Clean clean those beaches! We've got about 2 more weeks before the dam will be repaired and the water will be rising. Doing this qualifies as "hand harvesting" and you can fill out of volunteer tracking form, and help us get our "in kind" donations needed for the grant we received.
The second suction harvester is currently under construction. It is on track for being finished in time to start the season with her sister, the S.S. Arrowhead.
04-24-10 Ledgemere Dam Status
The level of the lake is still low, and the replacement flashboards have been ordered. As soon as the lake is at a safe level for the repairs to be made, they will made. The new owners of the dam have also stated they will continue to make the other repairs FERC had requested. Get those beaches clean!
04-08-10 Ledgemere Dam Status
The level of the lake is still low, and the flashboards are still down and the side gates are open. The boards cannot be replaced until the water stops flowing over the concrete section for the safety of the workers. We do not have any specific details yet, but keep checking back as we will post when we are notified.
Get out there and clean those beaches, waterfronts, and put in your docks while the water is down!
03 -16-10 Limerick Town Meeting
LACC is pleased to announce that the Town of Limerick voted to support LACC’s continuing fight against milfoil. Speaking on behalf of LACC at the March 6th annual town meeting, Mike Fitzpatrick described the Maine Milfoil Initiative and the requirement to raise forty thousand dollars in matching funds. Fitzpatrick responded to questions from town residents about LACC and the existing harvester. Overall the resident’s comments were supportive of LACC’s past efforts and were appreciated of our expanding program. When it was time to vote, overwhelming support was given to our request and the town allocated $3,000 for our efforts in 2010.
LACC would like to thank select persons Martha Hamilton, Howard Burnham and Kim Oliver for their support and also to the residents of the town for their generous contribution to our effort against milfoil. Additionally, the board would like to thank the many LACC members who attended the meeting and supported LACC.
03 -04-10 Upcoming Yard Sale!
Date: Sat June 19th from 8-3p, Rain date Sunday June 20th. Location: Lot next to AgencyOne Realty on Rt. 5
12-09-09
Great News for LACC arrived yesterday. The Maine Milfoil Initiative has selected Lake Arrowhead to be one of the seven test bed lakes to receive a forty thousand dollar matching grant for this upcoming season!! This money is a direct result of the federal earmark which we have been pursuing for almost two years. The proposal your board submitted in November requested the funding to build and operate a second suction harvester on Lake Arrowhead for the summer of 2010. This will allow us to double our milfoil fighting efforts this coming summer.
This is the first year of a three year grant, which currently has been funded for year one by the federal government. Hopefully this will continue for an additional two years as we demonstrate the program’s success. The initiative will be overseen by St. Joseph’s College in Standish and the Maine Milfoil Consortium. Please notice, it is a matching grant, so it is important for LACC to maintain and grow our existing memberships, seek community support and share our knowledge with the Maine lake community.
Members of the board will be attending an all day workshop at St Joseph’s on 12/18. The focus will be on development of a Management Plan and the key elements that are required for each lake. I will keep you updated on our progress. But right now…just join us in celebrating our good fortune.
09-16-09
Meeting minutes from August of 2008 and May 2009 have been posted to the Meeting Minutes Page (Sorry a little late!)
And the ByLaws have updated with the approved changes from the August 2008 Meeting.
09-01-09 UPDATES -
Check out the Pictures from the LACC Annaul Member Meeting by Clicking here or going to Photo Albums
Check out the Updated Pictures from the Arrowhead Prop Busters Fishing Tournament at their site: www.arrowheadpb.philnamy.net under Photo Album *NEW*
08-21-09 MILFOIL NEWSLETTER -
Under the News, Events & Forms section, you will find a copy of the LEA's August 2009 Milfoil Update Newsletter
08-17-09 LACC Annual Meeting Reminder -
This Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 7 PM
The Fitzpatrick Residence, 295 Lesiure Ln, Limerick
Please bring lawn chairs as this will take place outside.
07-09-09
For Information regarding the Upcoming Fishing Tournament to Benefit LACC, Please see the APB Link on the Links Page or click here to go to their website. This is courtey post, and LACC is in no way affliated with APB.
06-29-09 With only a few volunteers, Bill and Paula Lobel, Chris and Randy Ellis, in addition to Mike & Sean Fitz, Jean & Steve Burke, Tracie and Shannon Doyle, Larry & Mary Singelais and Diane Galvin and Steve Herman managed to remove all of the barriers at Brown Brook after a grueling 5 hours of very dirty and very hard work. All barriers were removed, cleaned, and transported back to the storage area and all the fragments, dead plants and debris were successfully captured and disposed of properly. Although only a small area benefitted from these barriers, the result is clear: They are a very effective way to defeat the beast. Our lake is large, and our problem is larger. We need each and every one of you to help us fight this beast! As volunteerism doesn’t seem to be working, we will look to hire support help to emplace the barriers. We need to keep up with the barriers as it is a critical piece that shows our efforts for the DEP and will help to obtain DEP grant monies.
The S.S. Arrowhead also worked its magic this weekend, and was spotted in several locations. The primary focus on Saturday was between Tower Beach and Ridgeway Beach where several hours focused on a very large bloom which entangled our diver. He prevailed though, and made that bloom history! Please check the website soon as we’ll have photos from Saturdays barrier removal and pictures of the S.S. Arrowhead carting away its day’s work between the two main beaches.
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