Need a Lake Monitor

Dear Friends of the Lake,

We need  volunteers to fill some gaps in our lake monitoriong program for this summer.  Lake monitoring involves taking water clarity readings and water samples primarily for lake 2 for the Watershed District.These lake data are important for two reasons:

1. Track the health of our lake

2. Data is needed to qualify for future lake grant $$.


Requirements:

1. Must have a boat

2.Take water clarity readings and water samples every two weeks from May through most of October. It takes about 30 min every two weeks.Equipment,  training and a schedule  are provided.

3.You will have a backup person to cover for you if there are times you cannot take the samples.

If you think you might be interested or want more info either reply to this email or call:

1.Steve Schmaltz(Pres FLLA) @651 777 5277 or call
2.Doug Thomas( Admin , CL FL Watershed District) @ 651 209 9753

Thanks for your help and cooperation.

FLLA Board of Directors

City Survey on Priorities

Dear Friends of the Lake,

The City is requesting input from the Community to update its three year plan and spending priorities.

Below is the community meeting schedule for THIS WEEK and four questions the City wants to address.

IS THE LAKE AN IMPORTANT PRIORITY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?

If it is, please take the time to tell the city that the lake is one of the Community's most important recreational and economic (taxes and visitor traffic generated) asset. The value and quality of the lake needs to be protected and improved....not neglcted.

Express your opinion by either :

1.Attending one of the following meetings listed below OR

2. Send an email to The Mayor,Chris Johnson, and to our four Council members by clicking thefollwing email address:

city.council@ci.forest-lake.mn.us

Please copy the FLLA at ourforestlake@gmail.com so we know how many responses the City received.

We have built a good partnership with the City on controlling invasive weed species. However , other pressing lake issues need to be addresed and if we want to maintain and improve our position with the City, everyone needs to do their part by letting the city know how you fell about the lake.

Thanks for your support,

The FLLA Board of Directors

COMMUNITY MEETINGS SCHEDULE:

Monday, Feb 6th @ 7PM @ Hossana Lutheran Church , 9300 Scandia Trail

Wed, Feb 8th @7PM @ Sports Complex, 5530 206th Street N

Thur, Feb 9th @ 7PM@ Forest Lake Elementary Media Center, @ 408 th Street SW

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:

1. What do you love about living in Forest Lake?
2. What is Forest Lake missing?
3. What an Forest Lake do today to be vital in the future?
4. What can bring economic growth to Forest Lake?

Lake Stormwater Culverts

Forest Lake Culverts/Drainage Ditches

#	Address	Comments	Contact
1	7149 N Shore Trail	Big Drainage	?
2	Between 7411-7415 N Shore Trail	Small	?
3	Between 7480-7485 N Shore Trail	Very large…drains big sub division	?
4	22800 Hayward Ave N	Drains a very large wetlands	Laporte
5	Between 7841-7871 N Shore Trail		Tim Sheehan
6	8789? N Shore Trl between 8739and 8769	48 inch culvert	Mike McAfee
7	Between 21910-21920 Ideal Ave N		Frank Petron
8	9089 N Shore Trail	ditch goes into culvert which disappears	Jeff Lichtscheidl
9	9591 N Shore Trl on Log Lane		Craig Reed
10	20996 Juno Ave N	right down from the Log Cabin Rest	Greg Dumke
11	21431 Iverson Ave N		John Tomlin
12	Another Culvert 1 block west of above address on lake easement @ end of Iverson		J Tomlin
13	Between  21421-21431 Iverson Ave N	may be same property as above	Dave Fink
14	East side of 907 19th Street SE		Jean Olson
15	1605 12th Ave SE	golf course culvert	Brian Johnson
16	A few houses to the right of above property	Very large drainage from Castlewood Golf Course	Brian Johnson
17	22156  Jason Ave N	Culvert drains into a bay channel	Bill Grams

Source:  Input from members of the Forest Lake Lake Association(1/2012)