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County hears Lake Geneva Restoration support and approves related consent item
Summary
A Keystone Heights official urged approval of additional funding for the Lake Geneva Restoration Project to clear forested lakebeds; commissioners discussed the $118M Black Creek/WRA investment and approved the consent agenda item tied to the project.
Jamie Booth, city manager for Keystone Heights and project manager for the Lake Geneva Restoration Project, addressed the Board during public comment urging support for a consent‑agenda action. Booth described trees coming out of lake beds as part of the restoration and noted coordination among state, county, city and nonprofit partners; she cited a $120,000,000 St. Johns River Water Management District investment (Black Creek project) that she said would help bring lake levels back and complement local restoration work.
Commissioners later discussed the project during consent‑agenda consideration, emphasizing the larger regional investment (one commissioner referenced approximately $118,000,000 in related work) and the need to prioritize impaired waterways countywide. The Board approved the consent agenda, including the item related to Lake Geneva restoration funding and procurement steps to continue restoration work and pump operations where ready.
