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Message From The President Pam Wilkinson

It is November and we are just recouping from the wind storm and power outages leaving some finding other options for power for over a week. We are Maine Strong and survived. Mid-October peoplewere jugglingwhether to take their boat out or wait for another weekend. It has been an exceptional summer with limited rainfall

All of these initiatives are a success due to the energy, devotion, and love of the lake from our LSLA board members, committees and concerned citizens. Endless behind the scene volunteer hours are made without complaint to ensuring financial accountability; providing current events for website and social media to keep lake residents informed; updating the membership database; monitoring, maintenance and regulatory requirements for the dam-and much more! So proud to be part of this team. Soon the lake will be covered with winter’s ice and different activities will resume. Mother Nature will be secretly working below flushing the old water and preparing for the spring’s fresh water for our ecosystem and those to enjoy. Enjoy your holidays ahead. On behalf of the LSLA Board of Directors,

and this fall has been exceptionally warm with only a few cool nights to put frost on the pumpkin. As nice as this sounds, we are all praying for rain to saturate the water table prior to freeze and snow. Lake-wise the summer has gone well. Our mission’s initiative to keep the quality of the lake and the safety of the lake is constantly at work to meet our

goals; milfoil count is down, checking for milfoil at the boat ramp found no invasive plants being transferred in and out of the lake; water quality testing has been completed; boat counts entering and leaving the ramp is down; loon activity was regularly monitored; and, last but not least, the safety patrol and warden program kept our lake safer than ever. The contents of this newsletter expands on information regarding these programs.

Pam Wilkinson, LSLA President

STILL TIME TO SUPPORT LSLA We have recently sent out a reminder notice to all those who we haven’t heard from yet this year. If you are reading this article, then you are considered a valued member of our association. We count on the support of each and every one of our members. Donating to the lake association assures that everything that CAN be done to protect our beautiful lake IS being done. The amount of effort, time and money that it takes has been documented earlier in this newsletter. PLEASE take the time to contribute if you haven’t yet. Most members do support us – we are hoping that more will. Any amount is appreciated – we will be printing the names of all supporters in the spring newsletter. It will be a long list of names but how satisfying it will be to find YOUR name along with your neighbors and friends! Sincerely, The Board of Directors Membership Address Updates Please contact Cheryl Alterman via email at calterman@littlesebagolake.com with corrections to addresses.

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