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Provo mayor, as Utah Lake Authority chair, calls to eliminate carp from Utah Lake by 2034 Olympics
Summary
Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi, chair of the Utah Lake Authority, urged a statewide, multi‑partner campaign to eliminate common carp from Utah Lake by the 2034 Olympics, citing ecological damage, decades of removals (nearly 30 million pounds), and interest in commercial harvest and biomass uses.
Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi, chair of the Utah Lake Authority board, urged attendees at a Utah Lake event to pursue an ambitious goal: eliminate common carp from Utah Lake in time for the 2034 Olympics.
Kaufusi opened her keynote with a John F. Kennedy anecdote about setting large, public goals, then said the same sense of purpose could marshal partners and funding to restore Utah Lake. "Let's eliminate carp from Utah Lake by the 2034 Olympics," she said, calling the proposal "bold and ambitious" but worth the effort.
Kaufusi described carp as "the single greatest…
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