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Lakewood residents press council for action on American Lake toxins and boating hazards
Summary
Several American Lake residents told the council that recurring winter cyanobacteria blooms, milfoil and fluctuating water levels are damaging property and posing health and safety risks; council members asked staff to review advisory-committee authority and report back at a study session.
Multiple residents raised water-quality and safety concerns about American Lake during public comment at the Lakewood City Council’s January 2026 meeting, urging the city to work with shoreline homeowners and partner agencies to mitigate toxic cyanobacteria, milfoil and low-water hazards.
Stan Kovar, who said he lives on American Lake, described winter blooms that leave shoreline water "stained pea soup green with toxic cyanobacteria," warned that the microbes produce liver and neurotoxins and said pets have died in prior years. Kovar said past…
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