Jan 19, 2026 – Town Funding of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) services – your support is needed. Our lake association indirectly receives funding from the towns bordering Pleasant Pond and Cobbosseecontee Stream to pay for AIS services from the Watershed Friends (WF). Except for Gardiner, the towns’ select boards agree to place an article on their town meeting warrant providing money to WF which is then voted on by the townspeople. In contrast, Gardiner, has a town council that determines how town funds are disbursed. What can we, as PPCSLA members, do to help assure town funding for these important AIS services? If you are a Gardiner resident living on the lake or stream, please attend the town council meeting (TBD – it will be announced here) at which the Watershed Friends present their request for funding of their work on PP/CS. The more Gardiner residents who attend to urge funding of the request, the greater the likelihood of it passing. If you are a resident of Litchfield, Richmond, West Gardiner, or Manchester, PLEASE attend your annual town meeting and voice your support for passing the article addressing WF funding on behalf of the PPCSLA, and vote for it. If the measures all pass, the PPCSLA will receive a total of $31,900 to be used toward the courtesy boat inspection (CBI) at the Thorofare Road boat launch, surveys of the lake and stream to identify where AIS are located, and for the removal of AIS by various methods including several weeks of DASH boat services (diver-assisted suction harvesting). Please reach out if you have any questions about this important action to support PPCSLA.
Dec 15, 2025: The PPCSLA Steering Committee filed for Incorporation of the PPCSLA as a nonprofit organization with the State of Maine on November 24, 2025. Action on our application is expected before Christmas. Stay tuned!
Thorofare Road boat launch rehabilitation project 2026: At the Litchfield Town Meeting in 2025, the town approved an expenditure of $15,000 to rebuild the boat launches on Thorofare Road. Although originally planned for fall 2025, a change in Public Works personnel has delayed the project until spring of 2026. The renewed launch ramps are expected to wider and will use deeper concrete “ties” which should improve the launch experience for everyone. This information will be updated periodically as it becomes available.