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Work Plan 2006-07 By Les Martin Cedar Lake Conservancy, Annual Work Plan March 2006- June 2007 The Cedar Lake Conservancy (CLC) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) sponsored a cooperative survey of riparian and non-riparian landowners in the Cedar Brook water shed in 2005. The results from this survey have been used to prioritize issues for follow up action by the Conservancy. For 2006-2007, the Conservancy will focus resources on addressing the top five issues. Issue Area Priority Multi-unit developments 1 Buffer Zones & Lawn Run-off 2&3 Enforcement of Shoreline Regulations 4 Runoff from Tributaries 5 The work plan consists of summary of our goals and work planned to address the five issues and a separate list o f action items for this year. This work plan will be presented to the CLC board for approval and will be open for comment at the June general meeting. Multi-Unit Developments Goal: Influence the townships and counties to protect Cedar Lake from improperly designed or maintained multi-unit developments long term. Work Item 1: Inform the governmental units or our concerns. Work Item 2: Find out what is working in other counties. Work Item 3: Influence oversight by counties on multi-unit developments. Work Item 4: Work with Townships to develop sections in their comprehensive plans for oversight on multi-unit development access, planning and sighting.
Buffer Zones and Lawn Run-Off Goal: Assist CLC members and other interested parties to improve their shoreline aesthetics and lake water quality. Work Item 1: Educate the Membership on the “whys and hows” of buffer zones. Work Item 2: Develop revegetation pilot projects. Work Item 3: Help riparian owners to manage the impact of lawn run-off.
Shoreline Regulation Enforcement Goal: Encourage positive attitudes about shoreline regulations. Work Item 1: Disseminate information on what are the regulations. Work Item 2: Disseminate information on the positive impact of current regulations. Work Item 3: Provide variance oversight to be sure variances do no harm. Work Item 4: Develop a contact list for lakeshore owners to call with concerns.
Run off from Tributaries Goal: Reduce negative impacts from waters entering Cedar Lake. Work Item 1: Continue water clarity monitoring program. Work Item 2: Test and report stream sources of phosphates. Work Item 3: Develop a plan to minimize stream carry over into Cedar. Work Item 4: Explore ways to improve incoming water quality and assess application to Cedar Brook watershed. Work Item 5: Work with upstream lake associations to develop common water improvement goals.
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