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Resident urges more testing, scrutiny of stormwater runoff into Reeds Lake from proposed development
Summary
A resident said the city should do more lake water testing now and not assume existing detention ponds will remove pollutants before they enter Reeds Lake, and asked the commission to require testing for heavy metals and PFAS before development proceeds.
Nancy Patterson of 2104 Gorham Drive told the City Commission on Aug. 18 she is concerned that a proposed nearby development, described by speakers as a "several acre concrete jungle," could increase stormwater runoff into Reeds Lake and that current detention ponds may not remove contaminants.
Patterson said she asked the person who conducts water-quality testing on Reeds Lake about how the city would detect any…
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