Updated 01/15/2010 06:02 AM
Public comment on lake clean up
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ONONDAGA COUNTY, N.Y. -- There is no question that Onondaga Lake must be cleaned up, but just what is it going to look like when it's done?
The DEC plans to start dredging the lake in 2012. Sediment from the bottom will be removed, but there is some question as to what will be done with it and what happens to the lake after?
The DEC held a public meeting Thursday night to hear thoughts on things like habitat restoration for fish and wildlife.
"They want to see what the lake is going to look like once it is clean and we want to hear what they would like it to be, what are their proposed uses in the future of the lake and see if we can accommodate, as part of the cleanup plan, fostering those future uses in and around the lake," said Ken Lynch, District 7 Regional Director for DEC.
The DEC says it will take the comments into consideration and hopes to have a design plan in place for the lake by next year.