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President’s Message Winter 2020/2021

As president of your Little Sebago Lake Association for 15 years, I welcome you to flip the pages ahead to capture the essence of the summer of 2020, educate yourselves on lake matters and learn what is involved to ensure the lake continues to be a haven of escape and enjoyment. The National Weather Service in Gray recorded the warmest summer on record relative to the average temperature and average low since 1940. The 90 degree days gave way to increased boat traffic perusing the 2009 acres of our lake. Due to the close proximity of surrounding towns and the increased rental opportunities of those from out-of-state, the 15 board of directors are addressing added pressures from the impacts. We all sit at our special place on the 30.6 perimeter of the lake and wake each day thankful we have a reprieve to escape the heat, outside pressures of the world and we welcome that for others but it doesn’t come without consequences. As we travel approximately 6 miles from the Twin Brooks at the top of the upper lake to Hopkin’s dam on the lower lake, we need to be mindful and respect everyone’s vision of fun on the lake. From the quiet of an early morning coffee, swim or kayak to the back and forth pulling of tubers, wake surfing or personal water craft we need to look out for each other and keep safety in mind. So

whether you just wade the shoreline or drop the water quality testing probe down to our 54 foot depth, the internal messages written from the board and committee members will give you detailed information on what makes our lake tick and how each of you can be part of the stewardship protecting the ecosystem, shoreline and watershed while balancing the fun activities around the lake; which is our mission. I would like to thank the board of directors, committees and volunteers for volunteering countless hours managing, protecting and addressing issues that are brought to our attention.

On Behalf of your LSLA Board of Directors, Enjoy your winter while our lake takes a bit of a break to replenish and cleanse itself.

Pam Wilkinson

LSLA President

Membership Contact Information Updates Please contact Cheryl Alterman @ calterman@littlesebagolake.com

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