Pond Panel Loses Quorum Mid-Meeting

Great Pond Advisory Committee · Meeting of April 23, 2026

GROTON — The Great Pond Advisory Committee lost its quorum mid-meeting and could not vote on February's minutes. A head count during the April 23 session found only four members present instead of five, with a member noting, "So we don't have a quorum." With no formal business possible, members informally discussed a proposal to use beetles to control invasive purple loosestrife along a Wild and Scenic river, citing an estimated beetle cost of $500 and noting the approach would require ongoing monitoring. One member recalled a similar effort years earlier that proved "expensive and not too successful," while another said, "The only other effective method is napalm."

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Source: the Great Pond Advisory Committee meeting of April 23, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.