Public Participation Meetings Scheduled on Draft Plan  

Three public participation meetings have been scheduled for the Draft Lake Management Master Plan this summer as follows:

 

Schroon Lake Boathouse, Schroon Lake, Friday, July 9th, 8 PM

ESSLA Membership Meeting, Friday, July 23rd 7:30 PM

Schroon Lake Boathouse, Schroon Lake, Friday August 13th, 8 PM  

 

The Draft version is to be completed by the end of June.  The public is urged to attend and provide input for the final version which is to be written this fall.

 

See also sections on "Developments" and our "Events / Calendar"

A Lake Management Master Plan (LaMP) is a working document that serves as a guide to the collaborative ecosystem management of a body of water.  The plan identifies the goals and concerns of lake users, shorefront owners, government, and businesses, and outlines those strategies that offer the best opportunity to achieve the stated goals and address the shared concerns.  The overall objective of the LaMP is to offer partnership activites and opportunities for action that, when successfully completed, should result in the optimal use and enjoyment of the lake as a natural, recreational, and economic resource.  The process of creating a LaMP is a consensus-building effort aimed at involving all interested members of the watershed in order to develop the best possible document.

By identifying and defining the existing or potential threats to the environmental, recreational, aesthetic, or economic quality of the lake in a scientific manner; the LaMP makes it possible to prioritize efforts to identify, mitigate or eliminate problems.  In addition, by defining and prioritizing these problems or threats, the LaMP also becomes a fundamental tool for soliciting grant money to aid in their solution. Thus, The Lake Management Master Plan becomes an important tool for lake advocacy, and a vital step towards preserving our lake.