Mountain View Lakes Foundation Inc.

“Expenses community support 1,200 insurance 2,372 miscellaneous 228 total 3,800”

“Unrealized gain on investments-american 12,815 unrealized loss on investments-community -484”

“The mission of the organization is to promote, preserve and improve the environment of mountain view lake, indian lake and the channel connecting the 2 bodies of water, and to foster public awareness with respect to those lakes.”

“The mountain view association has continued its membership in and information sharing with the new york state federation of lakes association and the adirondack lakes alliance. The mva also worked closely with nys agencies (dec and apa) to share information regarding invasive species prevention and permitting regulations. The mva has continued a close collaboration with the franklin county soil and water conservation committee to share information regarding property owners' water testing and shoreline protection. Members of the mva have worked closely with the town board of the town of bellmont regarding lake preservation and safety. The mva collaborated with the adirondack watershed institute of paul smiths college and the adirondack lake assessment program to monitor water quality and aquatic vegetation. The mva employed the services of aquatic invasive management to remove the invasive plant eurasian watermilfoil from the lakes. During 2017 aim worked for three weeks removing 119 bags of invasive totaling approximately 3,250 pounds of weeds. On july 22, 2017 over 30 mva volunteers worked for three hours to remove invasive weeds from mountain view lake, primarily in the lane from the boat launch toward the channel.”

“Through its two newsletters, emails and association meetings, the mva continued its program of educating boaters and shoreline owners of proper shoreline management, aquatic plant identification, invasive species spread prevention, and nys boating regulations.”