Lake Congamond

The town of Southwick wants to start a "sticker program" at the Congamond Lakes to raise revenue. This program would include a $60 per year fee. If you live in Southwick but not on the shores of the lake it would cost you  $20 and if you lived on the shores there is no cost to you.

Now initially this doesn't sound so bad but start to look at the whole picture.

To put a "sticker program" in place would require a change in the Massachusetts state law. Southick is enlisting Senator Michael Knapik to help make this change by introducing a bill to the state legislature. Note Senator Knapik has not done any such thing as of yet.

Now the bigger picture. While it may sound like this would affect Congamond only, the change in the law would open up this program to any and all lake associations, towns, governing organizations who would be willing to do this thus making boating in Mass a HUGE expense to all who would like to take advantage of our lakes and ponds. This "sticker program" would grow out of control and spread like wildfire creating essentially "private lakes" We would end up spending hundreds if not thousands to move from one body of water to another. This would affect EVERY BOATER.

Not a good thing!!