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Council reviews 2026 advisory‑committee work plans, awards milfoil grant funds and sets liaisons
Summary
At the Jan. 12 study session the council reviewed 2026 work plans for multiple advisory committees (including an American Lake milfoil treatment grant and Arts Commission plans for Wards Lake Park art) and assigned council liaisons and outside‑board representatives for the year.
Assistant to the city manager Michael Vargas led a multi‑committee briefing at the Jan. 12 Lakewood City Council study session covering 2026 work plans and schedules for many advisory committees and boards, and the council used the discussion to place council liaisons for the year.
Key items covered: Vargas said the city was awarded a milfoil grant from the Washington Department of Ecology and planned to allocate $25,000 in 2026 for invasive‑species treatment and seasonal aquatic vegetation surveys at American Lake. The Arts Commission remains focused on public art for capital projects (Wards Lake Park…
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