06-09-2025 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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Perch and possibility Walleye suffer significant respiratory stress during treatment and maybe for the 160 days. The weeds are where the fish hang out! Also, The European Union has banned the use of Diquat but we're just going to put it in our lake year after year after year! ProcellaCOR is another chemical they use. It's a PFAS or a "Forever Chemical" and has been flagged by the MN Department of Agriculture Search this document for Florpyrauxifen- benzyl which is its chemical name. It' 100% is a forever chemical (PFAS). hLtps://www.Irl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/250302.pdf • Calls for a pause on ProcellaCOR's use have emerged due to concerns over its safety. (See handout about other lakes opposing) • This is a new synthetic hormone herbicide! Do we need it in our lake? • Studies show ProcellaCOR harms native aquatic vegetation such as coontail and water lillys - not just invasive species. • There is also a potential for weed populations to develop resistance to ProcellaCOR, especially if used repeatedly in the same area which they are doing So, long-term health and environmental effects remain largely unknown and I think it's extremely unsafe to allow these chemicals to be used in our beloved lake while we are the caretakers for our time of its existence. What's very important to understand is: If the Harrisons Bay and Stubbs bay LIDS are formed and are successful at removing the weeds, the fish will move on. This is ALREADY being reported by the fishermen that have been fishing here for years. There are already fewer fish! Once the fish move on, do you think there will be less food for the animals? This possibly means that the beautiful loons that we see and hear out in the bay, the amazing Eagles that have come back could decide to go to lakes that have more weeds and more fish which is their natural food. What I'm explaining to you is the butterfly effect! The butterfly effect shows that small changes in the eco system can have disproportionately large and unpredictable consequences! Also, out of the 11,800 lakes in Minnesota, there are ONLY 54 Lake Improvement Districts that have formed. This is an unpopular program and I'll let you just think about why. Orono in the past has mentioned that they would like to see at least 70% approval rate for their bay to adopt a LID. I'd say we should have at least 80% or more. There is also an ongoing effort and opposition in Orono to stop the formation of LID's for the lakes and bays in that city as well. In your packet is supporting documentation and links to other communities that have expressed their opposition for chemicals in their lakes. To recap: • There are many residents that oppose the formation of a TAXABLE LID and we have over 100 signatures to date • We don't want these chemicals in our lake where we swim and play with our children and pets 292