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Thursday, June 9, 2011

The Dredge Report #5


“Curses! Foiled again!”




As the lake turns to mud many folks have been asking about stagnant water and the

likely mosquito problem this will create.


In anticipation of this potential activity the county (with state guidance) has treated our

wetland system with a larvicide. Mosquito breeding will be monitored from the spillway

to the far end of the western wetlands by weekly tests and foiled by monthly treatments.


Also: The path on the impoundment (the back berm) has been closed until further

notice. A pump is now at work eight hours a day to siphon off the remaining water and

the fish are being relocated to a private lake this week. A fish-out is no longer possible

due to shoreline conditions.


Plus: Several residents have reported seeing a mama turtle laying eggs in a yard blocks

from the lake. We’ve been advised by turtle experts (and common sense) to leave them

alone.





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questions. You can also contact Phil Howland at City Hall. For more information about stream

bank restoration, check out www.wildlandhydrology.com .

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