Run Silent, Run Deep

The Official Unofficial Minutes of the Board of Directors of the WLIC
21 December Meeting

• About 50 seawall projects were initiated with the draw down of the lake, most have been completed. The pipe that facilitated the water release was closed on November 20th with the lake 15" below pool. You should notice a rise in the water level...as we speak.
• The U Cove seawall problem is "getting worse" (leaning outward). Apparently no rip-rap was placed against the seawall when it was set and the action of the water has destabilized the wall. Remedies could include removal of the sidewalk and resetting the wall or adding rip-rap and hoping the wall stabilizes. In any event, no remedy until spring time.
• Long Range Planning will meet in January.
• A number of new volunteers have come forward to take assignments on the Access Committee (no names mentioned, no action taken)
• 30 of 50 samples sent to Blue Valley Labs by the Stream Team had "exceeded acceptable levels" for sedimentation.
• That is all for formal board reports and comments...what's missing?

Nothing, not a word on Barry Road or the sewage spill. Odd. When brought to the attention of the board (by me) the response was generally...there is a strategy, we are deeply concerned, and our attorney(s) wants us to keep quiet...ditto by Mayor Bos sitting in the audience. Comments by President Ennett and Mayor Bos that discussions with KCMO are going "slow". Really? "The Spill" occurred on October 28th. During the November 16th WLIC Board meeting (draft minutes) mention was made of a meeting with Bos and Bob Wilson of KCMO sewer. Any followup? The draft minutes mention "discussion" 7 times in 3 paragraphs...under Barry Road Project. So the Board talked quite a bit. Outcome? Board members Coleman and Schmidt agreed some sort of communication to the membership is a good idea. What and how was left up in the air.