Webster Lake Association - Webster, MA

Fall 2025 News

Greetings Webster Lake Association Members,

We have few announcements to share

**Fall Meeting** We will hold the Fall Member Meeting on Wednesday, November 12th, 2025, 6:00pm at Point Breeze. Due to the large discussion and in some cases, confusion concerning the Algae Bloom this past summer we are having an expert come to explain all about algae blooms and answer any questions you may have. We hope you attend this meeting with valuable information!!

Leaves- Do not blow leaves in the lake, the decomposition of leaves promotes weed growth and damages the ecosystem.

Fertilizers: Just like leaves, lawn fertilizers create runoff that feed lake weeds. Please avoid using fertilizers. If you must use them, look for the middle number on a fertilizer bag to be zero. These are called zero phosphorus fertilizers.

Recent Elections- At the August meeting, we elected a few new folks to the WLA Board and changed a few positions.

Below is the new breakdown of the Board:

President- Allen Phillips

Vice President- Paul Laframboise

Treasurer- Mike Stepka

Secretary-Beth Bock

Board Members- Katie O’Leary, Eric Laframboise, Bob Wilson, Chris Campolito, Kevin Paicos, Mychelle Phillips, Tom Dymek, Angelos Spetseris, and Ray Guilbault.

General Information- This past summer we held some super fantastic events; Kickoff Party, Lake Gala, Sake of the Lake Raffle, Dock O’ Treat, and of course the Golf Tournament.

None of these events could have taken place without the support of our membership and additional help from WLA members, Mike Lynch and Robin Jewell. In addition, we are long overdue to thank all the sponsors for these events. WLA will be sending those sponsors a note of thanks shortly. WLA continues to hold these events to bring the lake community/membership together as well as to fund raise. Your support is very much appreciated. All the funds raised go back into the preservation of our lake.

A Membership drive will start in January, please encourage your neighbors to consider becoming a member.

We are currently in the process of switching the software that we use to send newsletters, emails and online payments through our website, from MemberClicks to SquareSpace. Memberclicks is costly and does not offer much more than we are able to do with Squarespace. Please be patient while we work through the conversion.

Hydro-raking news - Due to a D.E.P. Policy change, hydro-raking will not be performed on Webster Lake in 2025.
The Webster Lake Association has begun working with the D.E.P. to have hydro-raking as an option for weed control in 2026

A calm pond with reflections of trees and cloudy sky, surrounded by tall grasses and leafless trees.

Pout Pond Ecological Restoration Project

The State of Massachusetts has given the Webster Lake Association a grant to remove non-native and nuisance vegetation from Pout Pond. The vegetation removal would be done with mechanical hydro-raking only. Herbicide treatment would be used in future maintenance. The Benefits of this project include controlling non-native and nuisance vegetation, improve fish habitat, improve water quality and slow pond eutrophication. Eutrophication is a process that occurs when a body of water receives too many nutrients, which causes excessive growth of algae and plants.

Solitude Lake Mangement Company and the Webster Lake Association met with the D.E.P. in February. Goddard Consulting completed the Permit. Core Samples were taken and are being processed in the Lab.

about us

The Webster Lake Association Inc is a 501 (c) (3) public charity dedicated to enhancing, preserving and protecting the quality of the lake and its watershed through the promotion of responsible, effective environmental & educational policies. We shall strive to strengthen and unite the community through recreational, social and civic activities. Our mission is to preserve this regionally unique resource as a pristine legacy for future generations. click here for more