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Marine commission warns of growing sedimentation, invasive species and rising costs on county lakes
Summary
The Lake Wilder Marine Commission told Gaston County commissioners it faces mounting sedimentation and invasive‑plant problems, expanding treatment acreage and higher administrative costs that could prompt a rate increase; commissioners asked staff to explore grants and coordination options.
Ray Weber, executive director of the Lake Wilder Marine Commission, told the Gaston County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 17 that sedimentation and invasive plants are the commission’s top concerns and that treatment and administrative costs are straining reserves.
Weber said volunteer river‑sweep work collected nearly 9,000 pounds of debris this October with 222 volunteers, and that the commission subsidizes swim‑guide water testing that draws thousands of summer views. He said sedimentation remains the long‑term problem affecting water clarity and lake capacity and urged stronger runoff controls and dredging around…
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