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City approves MDC cost‑share plantings to curb algal blooms in Rec Center Pond
Summary
The board advanced an ordinance to accept a cost‑share with the Missouri Department of Conservation to plant wetland and aquatic vegetation aimed at reducing nutrient runoff and algal blooms in the Rec Center Pond; initial cost to the city estimated at about $600 after a 50% cost‑share.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Willard moved forward with an ordinance to accept a cost‑share agreement with the Missouri Department of Conservation to plant wetland and aquatic vegetation in and upstream of the Rec Center Pond to reduce summer algal blooms.
City staff told the board MDC personnel conducted a site survey and recommended upstream plantings in the corridor between Parks Drive and the pond. Staff said the plantings include wetland species such as buttonbush and cypress plantings…
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