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Council hears lake aeration, Preserve access and trash issues; warns property owner about NPDES compliance
Summary
Council discussed an inoperable aeration bubbler at the west end of the lake, a damaged barricade at the Preserve, replacement of a cut lock at a billboard lot, and a lawn-care contractor placing yard waste near Gem Lake that is causing trash and erosion; Council reminded the owner that areas draining to the Intracoastal must be free of debris under the county NPDES agreement.
Under unfinished business the Council reviewed several public-works and environmental maintenance items. Staff reported the aeration bubbler at the west end of the lake remains inoperable and that a barricade at the north end of the Preserve is deteriorating; Council noted a new fence at a private property on Shannondale may obviate replacing that barricade. Town records show the lock at the billboard lot had been cut and was replaced by Pete Flagg with a combination lock intended to centralize access for contractors and maintenance crews.
Council also addressed a recurring problem where a lawn-maintenance company for two properties adjacent to Gem Lake had been leaving vegetation in the area for Waste Management pickup; trash from that pile has blown into the lake, which drains to a canal leading to the Lake Worth Lagoon and the Intracoastal Waterway and is causing localized erosion at the roadway and lake edge. The Council advised the property owner that such collection at that location is not permitted and reminded them that all areas draining to the Intracoastal must be kept free of trash and debris in accordance with the Palm Beach County National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) agreement with the state.
