Herbicides, Water Level, and Taxes

 

View this email in your browser   Summer is just around the corner...thankfully.  As you would expect, the issues regarding the use and health of the lake are becoming more focused as the summer season approaches. Here are some recent articles from the Jamestown Post Journal regarding the issues at hand. Herbicides First and foremost, herbicide treatment has been approved by the DEC.  Not nearly as many acres were approved as were requested, as usual.  There will be a herbicide application in mid-May for the curly-leaf pondweed (that herbicide will be applied in Ellery, Lakewood, and Ellicott), and then another herbicide will be applied the second week of June for Eurasian Milfoil (in Busti and Ellery).  The following article provides additional information on the herbicides: https://www.post-journal.com/news/page-one/2021/04/herbicide-treatment-to-begin-on-lake-in-may/ Lake Water Level If you have been to the lake recently, you will have noticed the low water level in the lake.  The upcoming warm weather and the low water levels provide a perfect breeding ground for weeds, unfortunately.  The primary contributor to the low level is the lack of precipitation. The following article provides more information about the lake water level: https://www.post-journal.com/news/page-one/2021/04/low-lake-levels-and-the-importance-of-capturing-the-storm/ Lake District Tax Last but not least, the following article reports that the recent survey on the lake district tax identifies that a majority of "lake district" respondents to the survey are in support of the lake district tax: https://www.post-journal.com/news/page-one/2021/04/survey-results-show-support-for-lake-district/ This article, an opinion piece, indicates that the support for the tax is not as robust as it would seem: https://www.post-journal.com/opinion/in-our-opinion/2021/04/chautauqua-lake-district-support-may-still-be-soft/ This final article identifies concerns that the Town of Ellery has regarding the potential tax: https://www.post-journal.com/news/page-one/2021/04/town-of-ellery-expresses-lake-district-concerns/ There will be more information to share in the upcoming months as we get closer to the summer season and the issues related to the health and use of the lake.   Connect with CLP Find us on Facebook at:  Chautauqua Lake Partnership, Inc. and Twitter at: https://twitter.com/ChautLakePart Share Tweet Forward to Friend Copyright © 2021 Chautauqua Lake Partnership, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

 

 

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