Hop Brook Protection Association Inc.

“Expenses office 62 tax filing fees 35 harvesting expenses 17,061 pond analysis 2,171 internet and web 64 street drain labels 697 total 20,090”

“Citizen action - letter writing and meetings with officials continue in order to keep pressure on the city of marlboro to upgrade their water treatment plant in a timely manner to meet epa permit requirements. As of the corporation's annual meeting in march, 2016, the city of marlboro has effectively completed their upgrade plans as put forth by the epa.”

“Pond harvesting - for the twelfth consecutive year, algae and water chestnut were harvested from carding mill pond. For the fourth year, water chestnut was harvested from stearn's mill pond. This year, water chestnut was harvested from grist mill pond for the first time. Although this is only a stop-gap measure and will continue until true remediation is underway, years of harvesting have effected a decided improvement in pond health, with considerably less growth to harvest from one year to the next. Expenses totalled 17,061(of which 15,000 was reimbursed by the town of sudbury in 2016 - after the close of the fiscal year). This year, hop brook reimbursed michael kossetti 697 in connection with a boy scout project to affix street drain labels to relevant drains that flow to ponds.”