(Spirit Lake)– A proposal in the Iowa Legislature that would further reduce funding to the state’s Lake Restoration Fund is sparking concern locally. John Wills, Coordinator of the Clean Water Alliance, tells KUOO news the fund has played a critical role in restoring a number of shallow lakes, including one in particular in our area…Click here for comment from John Wills
Full funding for the Lake Restoration Fund is 8.6 million dollars. It was reduced last year to slightly more than 5.4 million. Wills says a proposal in the Legislature would reduce that even further this year to 4.4 million dollars…Click here for comment from John Wills
Wills says an engineering study and assessment of Center Lake, a joint project between Spirit Lake and the Center Lake Association, would also be in jeopardy if the funding is cut further.
Wills is encouraging residents to contact legislators about their concerns with lake restoration funding…
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Wills says the economy of the Iowa Great Lakes has too much riding on it to allow anything at all that may jeopardize water quality.
