1986-08-12 Parks and Rec Comm Agenda PacketCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION
AGENDA
AUGUST 12, 1986 - 7:00 P.M. - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1. Call to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Approval of Minutes, July 8.
4. Neighborhood Park Improvements.
5. Status of School District discussions.
6. Status of Wachtler property. Mr. Michael Halley will be
present.
7. Letter from Barton-Aschman re: Roger's Lake Swimmers Itch.
8. Begin formulation of recommendation for a Spring Parks bond
referendum.
9. Any other business.
10. Adjourn.
Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc.
1610 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454 612-332-0421
July 14, 1986
Mr. Kevin Frazell
City Administrator
City of Mendota Heights
750 South Plaza Drive
Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120
Re: Roger's Lake Swimmer's Itch
Dear Mr. Frazell:
As requested by the Park and Recreation Commission, I have
investigated treatment of Roger's Lake for swimmer's itch.
According to Ed Swain of the Gray Fresh Water Biological
Institute, in Navarre, Minnesota, swimmer's itch is caused by a
parasite. The parasite has two hosts during its lifetime.
First, the parasite will lodge with snails lingering adjacent
water body shorelines. After a period of time, however, the
parasite migrates to its second host which are warm blooded
creatures such as muskrats and ducks. It is during this
migration that the parasite may adhere to people who are swimming
by lodging under their skin and dying. An irritation of the skin
results.
The treatment for swimmer's itch is to either rid the lake of
its snail population or of warm blooded creatures such as
muskrats and ducks. According to Mr. Swain, most treatments are
targeted to the snail population. Treatments include killing
aquatic plant vegetation in the lake through a herbicide or
directly killing the snails with copper sulfate.
The Gray Fresh Water Biological Institute would consult Mendota
Heights on the swimmer's itch problem. A simple letter which
describes appropriate treatment would cost approximately $100,
whereas, visitation of the lake, water sampling and tests and a
written recommendation would cost approximately $1,000,
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Mr. Kevin Frazell
July 14, 1986
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If you have any further questions on this subject or would like
to pursue the institute's advice, please contact Mr. Ed Swain
directly at:
Gray Fresh Water Biological Institute
Navarre, Minnesota 55392
Telephone (612) 471-7106
Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance.
Sincerely,
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Barr J. Warner
Senior Associate
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cc: Ed Swain, Gray Fresh Water Biological Institute