Clean Lakes Chair To Step Down In January

Clean Lakes Committee · Meeting of October 22, 2026

Littleton's Clean Lakes Committee chairman announced his retirement and the panel weighed the Mill Pond Dam's future. Chairman John Folsom told the committee he will step down in January after "27 years" leading the group, while members spent most of the October 22 meeting debating how to engage residents on a Mill Pond Dam removal study estimated at $1 million, plus or minus $200,000, with one member pegging the full project near $2 million. Member Mark Rambacher argued the committee needs to take an advocacy position to get public buy-in, saying "if you're not going to that meeting advocating for it to come out, it's not going to come out," while member Gerard Cavallo said he wants outside scientists to "coach" the committee first.

The panel declined to vote on prospective member Kim Hall, who had no open Mill Pond seat, and set its next meeting for Nov. 19.

In the full story:

• Approval of Minutes
• Kim Hall Membership Candidacy
• Mill Pond Dam Removal Feasibility Study
• CPC Funding and Town Meeting Consent Agenda
• Nature For All Ballot Question
• Water Chestnut Removal Permit
• Forge Pond and Long Lake Updates
• ORS Water Quality Testing Update
• Chair Transition Announcement
• Next Meeting Date
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,770 words

Source: the Clean Lakes Committee meeting of October 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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