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More of Invasive Species, aka Zebra Mussels

The Official Unofficial Minutes of the WL BOA
Feb 4

More from the presentation by WLIC prez Rick Neece:

• 1 zebra mussel can reproduce 1 million in a year 
• Limited number of natural predators
• Can populate a body of water in 2-3 years
• Destroys entire eco systems, disrupting food webs, sport and commercial fishing and navigation, recreational boating and agriculture.

Some Missouri Lakes/Rivers infested:

• Bull Shoals Lake
• Lake Lotawana
• Lake of the Ozarks
• Lake Taneycomo
• Smithville Lake
• Little Platte River
• The Missouri
• The Mississippi
• Osage River

Kansas Infested:

• Cheney Reservoir
• Council Grove City Lake
• Wilson Reservoir
• El Dorado Reservoir
• Lake Afton
• Melvern Reservoir
• Perry Reservoir
• Wyandotte County Lake

WLIC recommends watching this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uLKK09TljI

Desperate Times

The Official Unofficial Minutes of the WL BOA
Feb 6

demand desperate measures...that might be the summary of WLIC President Rick Neece presentation to the BOA last night in regards to keeping WL zebra mussel free.  Rick has been making the rounds of some of the clubs (Fishing Club Monday evening) to give an overview of what the WLIC Board has in store to keep WL pristine:  Some of the recommendations of the Stream Team include include (quotes from his presentation materials):

• Seal the Lake for use by members only
• All watercraft and anything that is absorbent (lifejackets, bait buckets, fishing gear, anchor lines) is designated for use at Weatherby Lake and cannot be used in any other body of water.
• Heated power washing station 140 degrees for the following:
• New watercraft registered for first time with Weatherby Lake
• Post service/repair appointment if done by infested Lake (Smithville marina)
• Staffed by volunteer, wears protective clothing, $20/Boat, limited hours each month
• Phased approach to changing out locks to boat ramps and installing access gates at C Point and Venita
• FOB gate for access, each family gets two cards
• Combination locks initially then transition to new keys on boat ramps
• Security cameras at FOB and boat ramp access
• Education, testing and signing of form required before get FOB and boat ramp keys
• Educate all 785 Weatherby Lake members (mike note, think they mean homes)
• Phased approach to training
• Test in person or on line
• Signs posted at access areas
• Change to rules and regulations for increased fines or damages whichever is greater, loss Lake privileges
• Change to City ordinances for trespassing to match WLIC policies

Zebras Coming to BOA

Tonight the regularly scheduled meeting of the WL BOA happens @ 7PM, City Hall.  According to Mary's notes, WLIC President Rick Neese will give a presentation on Zebra Mussels...might be worth the price of admission...well seeing there is no cost but your valuable time...anyway there are usually plenty of seats, average 6 or less of us attend.

Plains Zebras (Equus quagga), more specifically the Damara subspecies (Equus quagga antiquorum) in Okavango, Botswana. An edit of Image:Zebra Botswana.jpg on English Wikipedia, done for that image's FP try on Wikipedia. The original image description: Zebra, Okavango, Botswana, 2002. Taken & submitted by Paul Maritz (Paulmaz) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Other Stuff

The Official Unoffical Minutes of the WL BOA
17 January

A potpourri of odds and ends:

• The City has been awarded $116,000 as part of a national class action suit regarding atrazine.  What to do with the windfall will be discussed more at the next BOA.
• During the discussion of building permits, George mentioned we are "losing money on water hookups", no action discussed.
• Vic asked if we receive an "annual report from the trash people?".  Jerry is going to request one.  The mayor also mentioned he is glad we have "no fuel adjuster" to the current trash contract.
• The Women's Club does not want to host the traditional July 3rd dance on C-Point...Jerry is looking for another host(s).
• The BOA has created a "BOA Designated Emergency Fund".  Not clear, nor was it really explained, on the why of establishing the fund, I guess we will find out...or not.
• There was no report from the Entrance Advisory Committee.

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