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Reappointed Lake commissioner highlights Priest Lake work, urges federal action on Pend Oreille operations
Summary
John Ford Elsesser, reappointed to the Lake Commission, told the Senate Resources & Environment Committee he and the commission have advocated for a $5 million Priest Lake dam rebuild and are pressing federal agencies to restore a full recreational season on Lake Pend Oreille.
John Ford Elsesser, a long-serving member of the Lake Commission from Priest River, told the Senate Resources & Environment Committee that he supports preservation and operational changes aimed at protecting Priest Lake and Lake Pend Oreille.
Elsesser, who said he was first appointed around February 2003 and is now serving a seventh appointment, described the commission as an advisory body that has advocated for infrastructure and erosion-control projects. “We don't have the power to…
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