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American Lake advisory board weighs expanding district authority and funding to address algae
Summary
At a meeting of the American Lake Management District advisory board in Lakewood, residents pressed the board to move faster on water‑quality problems. The board discussed expanding the LMD’s scope beyond milfoil, petition and voting requirements, permitting constraints and possible assessment increases.
At a meeting of the American Lake Management District advisory board in Lakewood, residents urged faster action on declining water quality and the board discussed expanding the LMD’s mission and funding to address cyanobacteria, milfoil and other lake problems.
“I'm Janet Spingath,” the board chair said during public comment when she recommended the LMD join the Washington Lake Protection Association and create a non‑voting scientific advisory committee to review proposed science and treatments. Several shoreline residents backed that approach and urged more active coordination with city and county technical staff.
Van Kovar, a resident who worked with Pierce County…
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