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Resident urges Shell Lake to discourage water balloons after boat parade littering
Summary
A resident showed the council a bucket of water‑balloon remnants collected from three properties after the annual Shell Lake boat parade and asked the city to ask participants not to use water balloons going forward.
At the start of the meeting Mary Ryan told the council she had collected water‑balloon remnants from properties after the annual Shell Lake boat parade and showed council members a photo and said she filled a bucket from only three properties.
Ryan asked the council to publicize a request that parade participants not use water balloons in future events to avoid littering the lake. The minutes do not record a formal directive or ordinance; the comment was entered as part of the public‑comment period. Mayor Rowie Hansberger later told residents to bring concerns directly to city hall rather than rely on social media for corrections.
