A late summer into fall heat wave has worsened the problems in Kiwanis Lake at Plunkett Park.
Mexico Parks and Recreation Director Chad Shoemaker told the Park Board at their monthly meeting on …
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A late summer into fall heat wave has worsened the problems in Kiwanis Lake at Plunkett Park.
Mexico Parks and Recreation Director Chad Shoemaker told the Park Board at their monthly meeting on Oct. 3 that the lake was treated twice last week and will be treated again to eliminate the algae build-up in the lake. The Missouri Department of Conservation is scheduled to stock the lake this month with trout. Shoemaker said a good rain would do a lot more than the chemicals they’re using to treat the lake.
“It’s stayed so warm so late,” Shoemaker said. “If we can get the water temperature to drop, that would make a bigger difference. The absolute best thing is if we could get some relatively cool rain.”
The lake already had an issue without the heat. Several issues including runoff had contributed to the algae build-up. The cost to fix the lake is several hundred thousand dollars and would only fix the problem for 10 years at the most before the city is back in the same position.
