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==DEP Website==
[http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/604bfy10.htm FFY2010 604(b) Water Quality Management Planning Grants]

==Grant Application==
Notification was received March 18th, that the Grant application was submitted on time. <br>
Association received a copy of the [http://www.forestlakeassociation.org/images/0/01/PROPOSAL_604b_GRANT_extracted.pdf Grant Application Proposal (PDF)] <br>(Note resume of Mr. Giarusso, Kraunelis and Ms. Antoon have been redacted per their request)<br> 

==Letter of Support==
The City of Methuen requested a [http://www.forestlakeassociation.org/images/6/6a/RSL604%28b%29_Grant.pdf Letter of Support] for the 604(b) grant application. <br>

=== Email response by the Forest Lake Association to the Mayor===

Dear Mayor Manzi,<br>
The Forest lake Association would like to show our support for the pending 604(b) grant application.<br>
Please find a letter of support from our organization to you stating that support.<br>
We thank you for your continued support of efforts to maintain and improve the environs of Forest Lake for all the citizens of Methuen.<br>

===Letter of Support from Forest Lake Association to the Mayor===
<u>Attached Letter:</u><br>
Forest Lake Association<br>
C/O Association President<br>
Christopher DiBella<br>
4 Bumpy Lane <br>
Methuen, MA 01844<br>

March 16, 2010

Honorable William M. Manzi, III<br>
Mayor, City of Methuen <br>
The Searles Building, Room 306<br>
41 Pleasant Street<br>
Methuen, MA 01844

RE: Regional Support for Methuen Forest Lake 604(b) Application

Dear Mayor Manzi:

The membership of Forest lake Association, on a voice vote at our February meeting by unanimous agreement approved a resolution to offer our enthusiastic support for the City of Methuen’s 604(b) water quality management planning grant application to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. The DEP grant funds will be used by the City to assess the chronic water quality problems that continue to degrade the ecological integrity and the public’s use and enjoyment of this locally and regionally significant water body.<br>
Among other things, the proposed assessment project will provide for:<br>
• a comprehensive biological survey of the Lake’s aquatic plant communities, including species identification and mapping;<br>
• a thorough assessment of the effectiveness of the water level drawdown policy and procedures that the City has instituted as a result of the Forest Lake Diagnostic/Feasibility Study conducted in 1990;<br>
• a thorough review of the status and effectiveness of other lake management recommendations implemented by the City, as well as a review of additional management techniques the City should consider in the future to improve and sustain lake water quality.<br>
The Association membership applauds the City’s initiative to address this continuing environmental problem in a comprehensive manner. Our Organization is committed to help improve and preserve the quality of water and land in the Forest Lake Region. We stand ready to assist on this important project in any way. <br>
Please do not hesitate to call on us.<br>

Sincerely,

(signature) <br>
Jack Burke for Christopher DiBella<br>
Webmaster Forest lake Association<br>

Cc: <br>
Patricia Antoon, Assistant Director of Community Development<br>
Joseph Giarrusso, Conservation Officer<br>