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Coastal dune lake advisory board asks BCC to approve $100,000 for invasive-plant control
Summary
Walton County Coastal Dune Lake Advisory Board voted to recommend the Board of County Commissioners allocate $100,000 to resume a multi-year program to manage invasive plants (notably phragmites) across the county's coastal dune lakes.
The Walton County Coastal Dune Lake Advisory Board voted to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners use $100,000 from the county's Coastal Dune Lake fund to restart a program to control invasive exotic plants, including phragmites, around multiple coastal dune lakes.
The recommendation followed a staff explanation that prior RESTORE grant funding for treatments has ended and that county funds previously set aside remain available for projects. Melinda, staff member, said, "I would like to request through the Board of County Commissioners to utilize a hundred thousand dollars to do up this program." She described the amount as…
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