Letter to the Daphne City Council

There have been a number of stories circulating lately about the state of the Lake Forest lake and the actions taken to address problems with it.  Many of the stories have been just plain wrong.  Last spring the Lake Forest Board of Directors agreed to offer the lake to the City of Daphne (See the resolution).  This resolution can be found in the April minutes. Their representatives had told us that if it were deeded to the city, they would be able to find grants to take care of problems that they were having as well as improve the appearance of the lake.  The vote was unanimous and no member of the Board or management ever tried to interfere with the execution of that resolution.  We heard nothing from the city for quite awhile so, the president of the association called the public works director, Ken Eslava, to ask for an update on the status of the project.  Mr. Eslava told him that he had the resolution as part of a package that he was putting together for a presentation to the City Council.  The package would include a proposed plan to widen a bridge on Bayview Drive and other measures that would solve the flooding problem.  Little else was heard for some time and rumors began to fly.  It then came back to the president that members of the City Council were saying that they knew nothing of the resolution.  So, in December he sent a letter to the new mayor and all of the City Council members with a copy of the resolution attached. (See December letter)  In February, Mr. Bryce Cocke, Chairman of the Yacht Club, Marina and Lake Committee, sent another letter asking for a meeting to discuss the lake situation. (See February letter).  After that there were several meetings to discuss the matter.  Mr. Cocke made a request at a meeting of the City Council for an answer.  The President of the Council agreed to allow Mr. Cocke to come to one of their working meetings to discuss it, which he did.  In order to clarify our position, the LFPOA president sent a third letter to all members of the City Council and Mayor.  Hopefully, the information will help the city leaders and the community leaders reach a solution.  Click here to see the Letter to the City Council.