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A message from the Mayor - September 14, 2009
BOROUGH OF SWEDESBORO
Dear Lakefront
Resident,
Several
property owners have requested that the Borough apply for the necessary NJ DEP
permits to lower the water level in Lake Narraticon for a short period of time
to allow them to complete maintenance work that will require the level to be
lowered for access to the area.
There
is a defined window of time that we are permitted to take such action at our
Lake; this year the time period is between October 9th and December 9th.
Therefore, in response to residents request, we will
petition the NJ DEP to allow us to lower the level in Lake Narraticon from
October 23rd through November 9th.
This will provide residents with two (2) full weeks
and three (3) weekends to complete any repairs that they need to take care of at
this time.
We want to maintain the
lower level in the Lake for as short a time as possible to have the least impact
on fish and wildlife, so if all maintenance activities are complete earlier than
November 2nd we will restore the Lake to his normal level ahead of the permitted
schedule.
The
Borough's Environmental Commission and Clean Communities group will be making an
effort to organize volunteers to clean up the banks of the Lake during the
period when the level is lowered.
Your participation in this effort would be greatly
appreciated and any other volunteers that you can rally to help out would be a
tremendous help
If you
have any questions or concerns with the timing of the lowering of the level in
Lake Narraticon from October 23rd through November
9th please contact Chuck Simmerman as soon as
possible at 467-5157.
Thank you for your
cooperation,
Thomas W. Fromm
Mayor of Swedesboro