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Lake Committee approves 2026 pondweed permit, requests muck‑removal proposal for Butts Park forebay
Summary
The Tomah Lake Committee approved Solitude's 2026 Curly‑leaf Pondweed permitting application and voted to receive a proposal for muck removal at the Butts Park forebay; members said an addendum for treatment will be signed at a later date.
The Tomah Lake Committee voted March 19 to approve Solitude's 2026 Curly‑leaf Pondweed permitting application and to accept a proposal for muck removal at the Butts Park forebay.
The permit motion was made by Commissioner Kevin Arkeketa and seconded by Commissioner Duane Chapman; the transcript records "all ayes," and the committee noted an addendum for the actual chemical treatment will be signed at a later date. The committee then voted, on a motion by Chapman and seconded by Arkeketa, to receive a Solitude proposal for muck removal at the Butts Park forebay; that motion also passed with all ayes.
Committee members framed the two actions as coordinated steps in the lake's weed‑management work: permitting the targeted curly‑leaf pondweed treatment and pursuing mechanical muck removal to address sediment accumulation in the forebay. The minutes indicate regrading and seeding work related to a separate sediment‑trap cleanout at the lake's southwest corner will occur in spring, underscoring ongoing site maintenance.
The motions recorded in the minutes do not specify dollar amounts, treatment schedules, or the addendum's terms; the committee said the addendum will be signed at a later date. The committee did not record any public comment or opposed votes on these items at the March 19 meeting.
Next steps: the committee will execute the addendum for treatment once details are finalized and will review the Solitude muck‑removal proposal when staff provides it to the committee.
