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Dozens Pack Saturday LIA Meeting

     
Monday, 05 July 2010
By KATIE YANTIS
Staff Writer
CELINA — Area residents
got their questions answered and have more information about a polarizing topic throughout the region. Dozens of residents armed with questions and concerns about the area economy, recreation and residents surrounding Grand Lake St. Marys packed the Celina Moose for the monthly Lake Improvement Association meeting Saturday morning. With standing room only, residents poured into the Moose to find answers and explanations about the recent algae bloom that is creating neurotoxins and liver toxins.
Ohio EPA Director Chris Korleski was one administrator on hand to answer questions from residents and he also touched on a plan for the lake.
“As you notice, I’m not saying it’s a pleasure to be here, I don’t think it’s a pleasure for any one of us to be here, it’s difficult, it’s stressful and we have extremely frustrated people,” Korleski said. “The degree of degradation is not only new to this lake, it’s new to us as well.” …

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Toxic algae takes over Ohio lake

By Denise Yost

An Ohio lake’s water is so toxic that swimmers and boaters are being warned to stay away — and not even touch the lake’s algae-filled water.

“What we have here is an environmental disaster that could have been prevented,” . . .

Campaign Keeps Growing

Monday, 07 June 2010 By MIKE BURKHOLDER
Managing Editor, St. Marys Evening Leader
CELINA — A grassroots campaign to improve Grand Lake St. Marys
is continuing to grow. Milt Miller, of the Lake Restoration Committee, updated members of the Lake Improvement Association Saturday during their monthly meeting regarding progress of the Lake Restoration Initiative. Miller said the campaign surpassed its $500,000 fundraising target and officials voluntarily increased the figure to $600,000.
“The momentum …

Residents Gather for Lake Presentation

By KATIE YANTIS
Staff Writer @ The Evening Leader
CELINA — Business owners, residents and administrators throughout Auglaize and Mercer counties Thursday gathered at Wright State University-Lake Campus to hear an update on progress on a pilot project to help improve the water quality of Grand Lake St. Marys. . .

State Lifts Water Warning

 by Nancy Allen @ The Daily Standard

GRAND LAKE - A water quality advisory placed on Grand Lake last summer due to high algae toxin levels has been lifted and signs posted around the lake are coming down, at least for now.The Ohio EPA, Department of Natural Resources and Department of Health announced…

Deal could clean lake, create power

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

By William Kincaid

 

Celina studies venture to turn manure into electricity

  Celina Community Development and Planning Director Kent Bryan has begun negotiations with a private company that wants to turn local farm manure into electricity.

The city…

Officials sign resolution for cleaner lake

from The Daily Standard, Saturday, February 20th, 2010

By Nancy Allen

  In a sign of solidarity, community members Friday, signed a resolution supporting technology to clean up Grand Lake and hopefully lower levels of a toxin in the lake produced by blue-green algae.

“We’re done doing studies, …

Those at the signing Friday stressed that no one thing is going to improve the lake’s water quality, but rather a combination of several things - including perhaps - the proposed technology.