Great Pond panel votes to return $3,475 if unneeded

Great Pond Advisory Committee · Meeting of February 19, 2026

GROTON — The Great Pond Advisory Committee voted to recommend returning $3,475 in encumbered funds to the town if unneeded. Members said the committee's budget stands at $22,385, about $20,000 of it for spot weed treatment, and a member said the town had doubled its spot treatment support from $10,000 to $20,000. The compressor that keeps aeration running was estimated at about $2,500 a year, with $600 to $900 less expected next year.

The funds motion drew objections, and one member said "I don't want to vote on it, because I don't understand." Members asked for an itemized spreadsheet of past spending and planned projects, and an unexplained $4,000 expense will be traced through prior minutes.

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