New boat-launch monitor hired; board seeks DEEP sign approval and explores expanded hours
July 12, 2026 | Old Lyme, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut
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Chair announced the hiring of Samantha as the boat-launch monitor and said the role will start this weekend. "We're going to try to start this Saturday," the Chair said, and members discussed duties and recruiting additional monitors for future seasons.
Members raised a recurring issue of signs at the launch to warn boaters about hydrilla and to promote a "clean, drain, dry" inspection message. The Chair said the sign the group produced looks better for local needs but that DEEP (state environmental agency) has its own approved inserts and may control placement or sizing. "Our license specifically prohibits us leaving anything," the Chair said, explaining that signs must be put up while staff are present and removed afterward unless DEEP permits otherwise.
Tournament start times were a focal point: some competitions launch boats as early as 06:30, while current monitor shifts begin at 07:00. Members noted the difficulty of recruiting people willing to start at 06:00 for $25 per shift and discussed whether the license could be modified to extend monitor hours. The Chair said she would talk to Krista and others at DEEP about modifying approved sign parameters and the launch hours.
Members agreed to contact DEEP contacts who had been helpful in trainings to try to expedite signage placement before scheduled tournaments and to circulate approved sign templates for reproduction.
No formal policy change or vote on signage or monitor hours was taken at the meeting; the Chair will follow up with state contacts.
Members raised a recurring issue of signs at the launch to warn boaters about hydrilla and to promote a "clean, drain, dry" inspection message. The Chair said the sign the group produced looks better for local needs but that DEEP (state environmental agency) has its own approved inserts and may control placement or sizing. "Our license specifically prohibits us leaving anything," the Chair said, explaining that signs must be put up while staff are present and removed afterward unless DEEP permits otherwise.
Tournament start times were a focal point: some competitions launch boats as early as 06:30, while current monitor shifts begin at 07:00. Members noted the difficulty of recruiting people willing to start at 06:00 for $25 per shift and discussed whether the license could be modified to extend monitor hours. The Chair said she would talk to Krista and others at DEEP about modifying approved sign parameters and the launch hours.
Members agreed to contact DEEP contacts who had been helpful in trainings to try to expedite signage placement before scheduled tournaments and to circulate approved sign templates for reproduction.
No formal policy change or vote on signage or monitor hours was taken at the meeting; the Chair will follow up with state contacts.
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