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Fairfield County council tables $30,000 request for Lake Wateree algae treatment
Summary
After public pleas from lake residents and advocacy groups, council deferred a motion to provide $30,000 for a Lake Wateree algae treatment program, leaving the county administrator's $5,000 proposal in place for now.
Fairfield County Council on an unspecified meeting date heard multiple public pleas to increase the county’s contribution toward an algae treatment effort for Lake Wateree and voted to table a motion to provide $30,000, 5-2.
Supporters told the council that early treatment could prevent far larger costs later and that multiple neighboring counties and organizations are contributing to a regional effort. “We need the $30,000. We’re lagging badly behind the rest of the counties,” said Randy Kelly, a District 2 resident who helped present the issue to council earlier in the year.
The request grew out of presentations and sampling work by local stakeholders and university researchers. Council members heard that Lake Wateree association volunteers and outside technical consultants have already committed money and expertise: one presenter said a…
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