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(1973 Ord., Sec. 6.24 Revised; as amended by Ord. #441,
	.	Eff.	7-1-92)

D.	Forest Lake Commission.

1.	Creation of Commission.

There is hereby created a Forest Lake Commission to be administratively placed within the Department of Public Works.

2.	Membership.

The commission shall consist of five members who shall serve for three year terms, so arranged that as nearly one-third of the terms shall expire annually in January of each year. The members of this commission shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to approval of the Town Council, and the Mayor shall annually designate one of the members chairman thereof.

3.	Jurisdiction.

	The commission shall, subject to review and authority of the Mayor and Director of Public Works have control and jurisdiction over the Forest lake town beach and forest.

4.	Public Recreation Plan.

The commission is specifically directed annually to hold public hearings and workshops and take such other steps as may be required to learn the opinion of the citizens as to the best method to maximize the recreational advantages to which the town beach and forest may be put. Such commission shall thereafter annually prepare for approval by the Mayor a public recreation plan for the beach and forest.	.

5.	Initial Appointments.

	The Mayor shall, as soon as possible after approval of this ordinance, appoint all five members with terms to expire as follows:

Two members	January 2nd, 1988 
Two members	January 2nd, 1989  
One member	January 2nd, 1990



	(Ord. #269, Eff. Sept. 3, 1987.) 	
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METHUEN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETNG<br>
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2014 @ 7:00 P.M.<br>
GREAT HALL, SEARLES BUILDING<br>

Consideration of Appointments: <br>
Forest Lake Commission                                 Expiration Date <br>
Kevin M. Flatley 24 Varniai Street, Methuen               12/1/2017 <br>
Daniel F. Donahue, 4 First Avenue, Methuen                12/1/2017 <br>
Debra Rillahan, 4 Bumpy Lane, Methuen                     12/1/2017 <br>
Karen Godek, 14 Elm Street Methuen                        12/1/2017 <br>
Al Torrisi, 46 Palanga Street, Methuen                    12/1/2016 <br>

:: William A. St. Cyr, 243 Hampshire Road, Methuen        12/1/2016 <br>
:: Marcia L. Burns-Mittler, 45 Palanga Street, Methuen    12/1/2016 <br>
:: Appointed as Alternate member <br>

MOTION BY: Councilor Kazanjian, <br>
seconded by Councilor Campagnone to approve. <br>

Councilor Grayton said he is happy to see this moving forward and see this commission put together. <br>
Forest Lake is a gem and it’s been neglected for far too long. <br>
If you look at the resumes, some of the people almost seem overqualified and really for what we are asking them to do, it’s really impressive. <br>
They’re willing to get their hands dirty in their own neighborhoods. <br>
Most of them live on the lake. <br>
It’s just encouraging to see and might be a slower process than people hope but hopefully we can see some change and some improvements down there. <br>
Mayor Zanni said he appreciates Councilor Grayton’s comments. <br>
There was a commission back in the 80’s and for some reason this commission was done away with during the Town Manager form of government. <br>
Now it’s back on the books. <br>
He will meet with the commission and they’ll have direct access to the Mayor and the Council. <br>
It is a jewel of a lake and it’s been neglected for thirty or forty years. <br>
There are some plans in the works for the spring. <br>

UPON VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 

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Two members	January 2nd, 1988 
Two members	January 2nd, 1989  
One member	January 2nd, 1990

Two members	January 2nd, 1991 
Two members	January 2nd, 1992  
One member	January 2nd, 1993

Two members	January 2nd, 1994 
Two members	January 2nd, 1995  
One member	January 2nd, 1996

Two members	January 2nd, 1997 
Two members	January 2nd, 1998  
One member	January 2nd, 1999

Two members	January 2nd, 2000 
Two members	January 2nd, 2001  
One member	January 2nd, 2002

Two members	January 2nd, 2003 
Two members	January 2nd, 2004  
One member	January 2nd, 2005

Two members	January 2nd, 2006 
Two members	January 2nd, 2007 
One member	January 2nd, 2008

Two members	January 2nd, 2009 
Two members	January 2nd, 2010 
One member	January 2nd, 2011

Two members	January 2nd, 2012 
Two members	January 2nd, 2013 
One member	January 2nd, 2014

Two members	January 2nd, 2015 
Two members	January 2nd, 2016 
One member	January 2nd, 2017



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