Kasoag Lake

KLCA Meeting
Kasoag Lake Tavern & Grill
September 13, 2026
10:00 AM

 

Called to order at 10:05 am

Secretary’s Report

• 2026 Lake Treatment
  • ProcellaCOR treatment of the Watermilfoil was successful; as expected, some native plants filled in the gaps left behind (Duckweed) 
• 2027 Lake Treatment
  • Two options: 
    • Sonar H4C – Systemic; longer application and restriction window
    • Flumigard – Contact; one-day application and brief restriction window
• Duck Race
• CSLAP Monitoring volunteers needed
• Questions/Comments/Corrections from attendees: 
  • None
• Motion to approve: Kelly M.; second: Linda B
  • All in favor

 

Treasurer’s Report 

• Lake District
  • Balance, 1/1/26: $5446.80
  •   D.   Proceeds – $20000
    • Lake District Dispersement, 4/20/26: $20000
  • Disbursements – $24950.00
    • Ready Scout – Lake treatment deposit, 3/31/26: $1950.00
    • Ready Scout – Lake treatment, 8/3/26: $23000.00
      • Invoice for $28,465; $5,465 paid by Lake Association fund via dues & fundraising
  • Ending Balance as of 9/12/2026: $496.80
• General Operating Fund
  • Balance, 8/8/2026: $11,811.56
    • Proceeds – $410
      • 50/50: $10
      • Fundraiser: $400
    • Disbursements – $0
  • Ending Balance as of 9/13/2026: $12,221.56
• Total of all accounts: $12,718.36
• Motion to approve: Brenda H; second: Brian M
• All in favor

 

2027 Herbicide Treatment Vote

• Target: Fanwort, Duckweed, Hydrilla, and Watermilfoil 
• Two options – 
  • Flumigard
    • Contact-based herbicide
    • Short application and restriction window
    • Quoted at $9175
  • Sonar H4C
    • Systemic herbicide
    • Extended application and restriction window of 45-90 days; could end up being the whole summer
    • Dilutes and spreads to a greater area of the lake, but requires very specific conditions and can be temperamental 
    • Unclear of the likelihood of DEC approval
    • Quoted at $9925
• Comments
  • Linda B – Will we need to mail notifications for every application of Sonar H4C
    • Not certain, but that is one of the concerns we have for getting DEC approval
  • Wilma A – The application map doesn’t show the north side of Shingle Mill Creek; will that not be treated at all for each option? A lot of Fanwort on the north side of Shingle Mill Creek, can’t vote yes on a herbicide that won’t treat that area. 
    • Teague O – According to Glenn, we currently do not have that area in our DEC-approved map
    • Kelly M – Can we ask Ready Scout (Glenn) for an updated quote to include all of Shingle Mill Creek? We have the funds to add to the treatment area. If the north side continues to not get treated, it will eventually cause the water flow to reduce dramatically.
    • Gary K – Will Ready Scout be coming out in the Spring to check the lake? Does the DEC ever come to the lake?
      • Yes, Ready Scout will be coming out to do a pre-treatment survey
      • DEC was supposed to send an observer, but they didn’t show up
  • Teague O – based on conversation, consensus is that Flumigard is the option we’d like to go with, with the condition that we need to treat the north side of Shingle Mill Creek.
• Motion to approve Flumigard as 2027 Treatment: Gary H; Second: Brenda H
  • All in favor

 

CSLAP Water Sampling

• Looking for volunteers
• Time commitment
  • Approx. 1 hr, once per month
    • Samplers choose the time and date, which must remain consistent from June – September.
    • Used to be 8x/year, then reduced to 6x/year, not 4x/year due to the length of our history
  • Training in May
  • Contact Teague if interested

 

Social Events

• Sub-committees would be helpful
  • Establish these as part of the process that can be passed from one President to the next
  • Board to determine sub-committees, will seek out volunteers
• Brenda – Welcome Committee 
  • Welcome packet provided to new owners around the lake
  • Kelly M interested in helping with this
• Movie night next summer at Brenda & Gary H’s
• Duck Race
  • Yes, we will continue to host this event
  • Put up more signage for the event
• End of year event
  • Member dinner
• Member breakfast 
• Member-only Dock Derby
• Look into local VFW/American Legion for member events
  • Tends to be reasonably priced w/ requirement to use their bar
• Establish member-only events and public/fundraiser events; include member pricing 

 

ROUNDTABLE

• Beavers have been a real nuisance on Shingle Mill Creek
  • Property owners can get a permit, contact Brian to trap
• Culvert – why hasn’t that been taken care of by the town?
  • Continued DEC setbacks 
• Newsletter – historically went out in Jan/Feb; proposed to delay until April
  • Explain what the Association is; what does it mean to be a member, the importance of attending meetings
  • Allow for more time to plan events that can be included
  • Delayed dues won’t be an issue
• Proposed new meeting schedule – 3rd Saturdays – to avoid conflict with ATV meetings
• We will be looking to boost membership and meeting attendance
• Send poll to members on what types of events they’d like to have
  • Good thing for sub-committee to work on over the winter

 

• 50/50 Raffle $30 ($15 to winner)
  • Winner: Gary K

 

 Motion to call meeting to an end: Brenda H; second: Brian M

• 10:54 am