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Lake Gaston advocates ask Halifax County for $416,000 to continue invasive weed and algae treatments
Summary
A Lake Gaston Association representative thanked Halifax County for prior support and asked commissioners to approve $416,000 for invasive weed and algae control along the county shoreline, citing multi-county treatment costs and tourism and property-value impacts.
A representative of the Lake Gaston Association and the Lake Gaston Weed Control Council urged Halifax County commissioners on Dec. 2 to provide $416,000 in funding for ongoing invasive weed and algae treatments along the county shoreline.
Daniel Boham, who identified himself as a Halifax County resident, vice president of the Lake Gaston Association and president of the Heather Glen Homeowners Association, told the board he and volunteers have worked for years surveying and treating shoreline vegetation. Boham thanked commissioners and staff for a prior county contribution of $116,000 last fiscal year that…
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