Following community feedback to the Village Manager and the Board of Trustees, the plan to hire Everblue Lakes to conduct the pond assessment is being tabled for now. Real thanks are owed on two sides — to the neighbors who took the time to write in, and to the Village for listening and reconsidering.

But "tabled for now" is a pause, not a plan. Rather than wait to react again, we've laid out what we believe should come next: a community-led, science-based baseline assessment, conducted by independent experts with no commercial stake in the outcome, measured against goals the community itself defines.

Read the Full Proposal: Next Phase — A Community-Led Baseline Assessment →

Your voice made a difference once. It's needed again.

Here's what happened: At the September 15, 2025 community meeting, every resident who spoke opposed the aerator project. The vendor himself withdrew. The Village agreed to pursue an independent scientific partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension and NY State Sea Grant.

Here's what's happening now: Without community input, the Village Manager has re-engaged that same vendor, Everblue Lakes, to conduct a $6,000 pond assessment. The Board of Trustees is expected to consider this proposal at their April 8th meeting.

Studying the pond is a reasonable step, and Everblue may be good at what they do. But the community asked for an independent scientific organization, not a vendor who sells aeration systems. That's not what was agreed to, and the community was not consulted on this change.

View the Everblue Proposal (PDF)

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