The Central Park Master Association (CPMA) is responsible for maintaining the six retention ponds scattered around the Central Park development. Kramer-Triad is the property manager for the CPMA (as well as the Manors) and on our behalf, they have contracted with LakePro of Swartz Creek, MI to maintain the six ponds located on our common property.
Per the contract, Lake Pro services our ponds six times each year, beginning in mid-April and continuing at regular intervals through September (about four weeks apart). During each visit, they chemically treat the ponds to control algae, provide floating and submerged weed control and also apply a blue dye to improve the water appearance.
JUNE 4 UPDATE: The CPMA Board of Directors at their June 4, 2009 meeting authorized Kramer-Triad to amend the contract with LakePro to add two additional treatments for the 2009 season, bringing the total to eight. They also directed Kramer-Triad to inform the Board members via e-mail when LakePro notifies them that they have delivered each treatment.
JUNE 8 UPDATE: LakePro has given us tentative treatment dates for the remainder of the summer. They are June 11, June 18, July 1, July 14, July 27, August 11 and September 3.
Factors that contribute to the rapid growth of algae include water temperature, rainfall and the amount of nutrients introduced by lawn fertilization and waterfowl. While we cannot control most of these factors, we can try to keep the geese population to a minimum. Please do not feed the waterfowl (or any other wildlife, such as the deer). Kramer-Triad has also installed exclusion devices on some of the ponds that will hopefully convince the geese to hang out elsewhere.
