Many members of the Highland Lake community, including a
local construction company, attended the Windham Town Council meeting on
Tuesday, September 14 to either oppose or support the adoption of an emergency
ordinance establishing a moratorium on certain development activities in the
Highland Lake watershed.
Citizens concerned about the passage of the emergency
moratorium included an individual who is building a home on the watershed and
whose project will have to be delayed, as well as representatives from Chase
Custom Homes construction who has already received permission from DEP to build
upon the Highland Lake watershed.
Highland Lake community members who proposed and support
the moratorium also spoke to the council, reiterating their concern regarding pico-cyanobacteria (PCB) – a
microscopic bacteria proliferating in the lake, most likely caused in part
because of a high level of nutrients (namely phosphorus and nitrogen) in the
lake.
Upon hearing public comment from all individuals the town
council voted for the moratorium unanimously, preventing development for 180
days, giving time to study the concerns regarding environmental damage to
Highland Lake.
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