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Board hears report that low lake levels clogged American Lake boat launch; residents urge monitoring not management
Summary
A board member said the fire department became stuck at the American Lake Park boat launch amid low lake levels; the American Lake Improvement Club urged monitoring of levels and asked the county to stop removing weir boards, and staff said repairs to a launch are planned pending council and ILA approvals.
At the start of the Lakewood Parks Advisory Board meeting, board member Janice Fingeth reported that the city—s fire department had difficulty removing a boat from the American Lake Park launch because lake levels are low.
"This afternoon, the boat launch at American Lake Park, the fire department got stuck there trying to get their boat out," Fingeth said, and said the club—s concern stems from county practices of removing weir boards around holiday weekends. Fingeth said the American Lake Improvement Club wants to monitor…
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