STAR LAKE PROPOSAL

Bemidji lawmaker Mary Olson and the Leech Lake Watershed Foundation will hold a public meeting a week from Monday to talk about a legislative proposal that could recognize lake associations for the environmental work they're doing and get them state government help on such activities as invasive species control, water monitoring and low-interest loans. Olson said the meeting on Monday, January 7th at the Hackensack Senior Center would follow-up on conversations she's had with others. She said two elements most agreed the proposal should include were the requirement that associations have lake management plans and that there should be educational outreach. The meeting runs from 10am until noon.