BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA

Josh McSwain - Fwd: RE: Lake Improvements
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Leigh Davis
MCSwain, Josh
6/4/2012 8:05 PM
Fwd: RE: Lake Improvements
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Here is a cleaner copy without all the e-mails back and forth.
Leigh Davis
Director of Parks&. Recreation
Leon County
850/606-1542
fax: 850/606-1501
davisle@leoncountyfl.gov
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Good morning, Tony.
A prudent and timely comment by Commissioner Proctor! Yes, it certainly makes sense to work on our
lakes during this extremely dry period. And that is what FWC AHRE (Aquatic Habitat
Restoration/Enhancement) is going to do.
First, Lake lamonia is days away from a muck removal project being started. We have hired a contractor, a firm
from Lake Butler, for $178,000 to remove muck from the north side ofthe lake at Beadle Road. We expect to
scrape about 23 acres (similar to the lamoni a Landing Road project of 2000) down to the mineralized soils. The
material will be placed on the uplands on approved disposal sites on Tall Timbers property. John Kraynak
made an early site visit and helped us select the disposal sites. Yes, we have a GEM permit. If all goes well, the
project will be completed by July. If I can find a disposal site on the south side of the lake, I could modify
permits to work at Bull Headley. Any ideas of a nearby disposal site would be most welcomed. Prior to the
muck removal, we did burn some of the bottom to reduce organic volumes. The Tall Timbers crews are
masters of the prescribed fire.
Second, Lake Miccosukee is about 4 feet below full pool with two new sinkholes formed. Plans are to further
drain this lake (yes, in Jefferson Co.) another 4 feet and conduct muck removal and tussock (floating islands)
control operations in the coming year. Should a tropical storm occur this summer, we will close the gates and
wait until another drought cycle. If muck disposal needs to be done in Leon County, appropriate GEM permits
will be secured. Burning lake bottom and tussocks will also be actively pursued on Lake Miccosukee.
Third, at Strickland Arm on Lake lamonia, a rusty 8' corrugated pipe was removed to completely connect this
portion of the lake to the main waterbody. Both Strickland Arm and Cromartie Arm have long been
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