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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-15-2014 b1 foleyKremke, Kate From: Mejia, Anthony t Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 8:32 PM To: Kremke, Kate JUL 16 2014 Subject: FW: Laguna Lake Dredging v B1 07/15/14 AGENDA - - - -- Original Message - - - -- CORRESPONDENCE From: Smurf [mailto:slosmurf @charter.net] Date —I `i Item# .� Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:52 PM To: Ashbaugh, John; Carpenter, Dan; Christianson, Carlyn; Codron, Michael; Dietrick, Christine; Lichtig, Katie; Marx, Jan; Smith, Kathy; Mejia, Anthony Subject: Laguna Lake Dredging Laguna Lake is a precious asset for this community. People used to sail, kayak, kite board , and sailboard on the lake quite frequently. Over the last decade all of that activity has pretty much disappeared. I've seen an dramatic decrease in the variety of wild life we see around the lake and the algae blooms and dead fish have become more common. Having a lake and wildlife preserve in our city is part of what makes this area so beautiful which helps with tourism. I have attended many meetings over the years, including City Council meetings, and I have heard people say how important it is to dredge the lake- yet nothing has ever been done. Reports have been written and discussed, but it goes no further. Right now as I write this Laguna Lake is more of a mud flat than lake- It would be awesome if we could take advantage of the current low levels of the lake to begin dredging at a lower cost. Also, just recently helicopters have used the lake as a resource to stop fires- another reason to keep some water in there. Marie Foley Irish Diplomacy... is the ability to tell a person to go to hell so that they look forward to making the trip.