Success!!!!

We as a community got article 21 passed last night with flying colors! Congratulations, Our Dam will now be repaired. We did NOT burden the tax payers in any way shape or form. The monies used will come from the Free Cash account left over from last year. This goes to show that when we band together we can get things done. We will keep you updated as to the time lines involved and the schedule of construction.

Thanks,

Al

This Dam Thing!

On September 20th we attended the Selectman's workshop for approving money articles to the special fall town meeting. We handed them 192 certified signatures to force the warrant on ARTICLE 21. With some discussion on how broke the town is, they really had no choice but to put the article on the town meeting agenda. The town selectman Chair, Seth Fancher had objections to spending the money. I cannot emphasize enough the need to be at this town meeting on October 7th, 2010. We will still need to vote on approving the 130, 000 dollars needed for repairs on our dam. We believe that in order to get this passed we will need at least 150-200 registered voters to vote Yea! So get out the word get out your family and get the word out to everyone you know in Spencer to come out and vote Yes on Article 21.

Annual Meeting August 19th 7p.m. Lower Level Town Hall

Dam ISSUES

As everyone can see, we are losing a considerable amount of water this year. There are two reasons for this. The first is that we wave not had any substantial rains in June or July. The second is that we are still letting out a little more than is coming in. The dam gate is broken and will not seal all the way.

 We have asked for help through the town and have received good support so far. They have brought in engineers and dive crews to assess the situation. We should have a report back for the annual meeting.  


There has been a temporary plug put on the inlet side to slow the water flow going through. This is just a small patch to help out for now. It has slowed the flow going out a lot. We will be looking into a permanent solution should this situation arise again.


We will also be sending out letters to our representatives, which will include a demand to have Moose Hill opened up to allow more water to come through. In 1980 when the dam was built as a flood zone protection, Sugden Reservoir was suppose to get enough water to maintain our levels. This is not happened and we need to get to the bottom of this. 


For now let's hope for the best and check back for the latest updates.

_Al Stolarczyk

Sugden News July 2010

Sugden News July 2010 

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Street Sweeping 2010

STREET SWEEPING 2010
Hello everyone, We will be funding the sweeping of the roads again this year. The Town will not do it, so someone needs to get this done. We are asking all Sugden Reservoir residents to contribute $10.00 to help cover the cost of this. This year was extremely dirty and a lot of sand was left behind. The price did increase, but we are sure we can still cover it with the $10.00.

Please Mail all checks to:
SRA c/o Joanne Seymour, 42 Point Eastalee Rd. Spencer, MA 01562

Thank You
Al Stolarczyk