(Okoboji)– City officials in Okoboji are taking their concerns over ongoing high water levels and shoreline collapses in the Iowa Great Lakes directly to Des Moines. City council members Tuesday evening signed off on a letter to Governor Kim Reynolds requesting immediate action be taken at the state level. Council member Julie Andres says they just can’t wait any longer…
Among other things, the letter requests the Corps of Engineers to “begin reducing the lake’s water level in a manner that ensures drainage without causing detrimental impacts downstream.” It goes on to say “swift action on these requests is imperative to protect public and private property, residents’ livelihoods, as well as our community’s well-being.”
You can read the letter in its entirety by clicking here.
