And they say our region's Congressional delegation has "Everglades envy"? The idea is that the billions Congress OK'd for the Everglades in 2000 ought to be matched by a similar sum for the Lakes. Let's not, at least, put the Army Corps of Engineers in charge here as it is in Florida.
LAKE OKECHOBEE, Fla. — Lake Okeechobee was in trouble before last year's hurricanes churned up a thick layer of pollution from the bottom, turning the water the color of day-old coffee. But the worst may be yet to come.
"What you're going to find this summer is this lake is going to turn just as green and just as slimy as anything you've seen in a science fiction movie," Mayor J.P. Sasser said, sitting in a cottage that overlooks the murky lake. "When that starts, no one will get on that water."
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Posted by Dave at May 2, 2005 07:04 PM