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Country Pond Lake Association

Activity Summary Sept 2017 – Oct 2018

October 2018

Held board meeting

Soak Up the Rain site visits

Met with Kingston Select Board

Met with Danville Long Pond Protective Association

September 2018

Held board meeting

Cyanobacteria lake advisory

Submitted letter for 604(b) grant proposal

Held Soak Up the Rain meeting 

Performed water sampling

August 2018

Held 2 board meetings

Performed water sampling

Met with Soak Up the Rain coordinators to view potential project sites

July 2018

Appointed Weed Watcher Coordinator and 9 volunteers for Weed Watcher Program

Planned and attended NH DES Weed Watcher training session

Performed water sampling

Held 2 board meetings

Field trip to Cobbetts Pond to view watershed improvement projects 

June 2018

Held first annual meeting at Country Pond Fish & Game Club

Performed first water sampling with hands-on training from NHDES 

Held 2 board meetings 

Recruited for Weed Watcher program

Worked with NH DES to plan Soak up the Rain meeting 

Joined NH Lakes

May 2018

Held 2 board meetings 

Attended VLAP training Concord

Attended algae webinar

Created and distributed annual meeting invitations

Attended NH Lakes Congress

April 2018

Held 2 board meetings 

Promoted and held Earth Day cleanup event

Appointed VLAP Coordinator

Appointed Social Media Coordinator

Established water testing schedule

March 2018

Held 2 board meetings

Started email campaigns with assistance from NH Lakes

February 2018

Cancelled board meeting (snow storm)

January 2018

Held 1 board meeting

Meeting with NH DES and Rockingham Planning Commission to discuss CPLA and Country Pond’s status

Attended Powwow Watershed Collaborative meeting

Attended Newton Conservation Commission meeting 

Met with Sara Steiner, NH DES

December 2017

Held 1 board meeting

Met with Tom O’Brien, President NH Lakes 

Received tax exempt status 

Attended Kingston Conservation Commission meeting

Distributed and posted CPLA flyers 

November 2017

Held 1 board meeting

Created membership flyer announcing CPLA

Published first article in Carriage Towne News publication

Established website

Implemented Paypal

Set date for annual meeting (first Saturday in June)

October 2017

Held 3 board meetings

Filed NP-1 filed application 

Established bylaws

Received NH non-profit company certification 

Obtained tax ID (EIN), filed 501 (c) (3)

Registered with DOJ Charitable Trusts Division

Opened bank account

September 2017

Distributed dock flyers 

First meeting to determine interest in forming a lake association

Established association name and volunteer officers

Obtained domain name for website

Started Facebook page

Created Gmail contact list

Obtained listing in NH Lakes database 

Created resident lists from tax maps

Attended other lake association meetings for input 

Held our 1st board meeting

Finalized articles of agreement 

Completed NP-1 application

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