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Kim Patterson urges village to coordinate lake weed-harvesting after heavy algae returns
Summary
At the July 14 Wauconda Village Board meeting, Kim Patterson, a Lake Point association board member, urged the village to clarify permitting and coordination for weed-harvesting after persistent surface algae and heavy weeds made waterfront areas unusable; staff said a permit is not required and referred the issue to Natural Resources.
Kim Patterson, a Lake Point association board member, told the Wauconda Village Board during public comment on July 14 that heavy weed growth and surface algae along her association’s seawall and fishing pier have made the waterfront difficult to use.
"I'm Kim Patterson from Lake Point. I'm on the board there," Patterson said, and described reaching out to the Fox Waterway Agency for a vendor list and having a harvester provide a quote for localized removal. She said the harvester's…
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