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Special Interest <br />Articles: <br /> <br />• Federal Grant Received <br />for Potential Future <br />Water System <br /> <br />• Gem Lake Annual <br />Clean-Up Days <br /> <br />• Tree FAQ’s <br /> <br />• Ordinance Revisions <br /> <br />• Gem Lake Scholarship <br />Program <br /> <br />• City News, Page 7 <br />Scheduled Recycling <br />Dates: <br /> <br />• April 10 <br /> <br />• April 24 <br /> <br />• May 8 <br /> <br />• May 22 <br /> <br /> <br />Federal Grant Received for Potential Future <br />Water System <br /> <br />Last year, the City of Gem Lake applied for various <br />state and federal funding programs to subsidize the <br />cost of a municipal water system. This system would <br />potentially serve several homes, generally in the <br />northwest part of the city, where small amounts of the <br />chemical 1,4-dioxane was found in 20-22 wells. <br /> <br />Recently, notification was received that Gem Lake <br />was awarded $959,757 in federal funding through <br />support by Congresswoman Betty McCollum and <br />Senator Amy Klobuchar. The current estimated cost <br />of the water project is about $6.8M, meaning the <br />award comprises roughly 14% of what is needed. <br />The original federal request was $5,488,000, which <br />was 80% of the project cost and the maximum <br />amount that could be requested. Due to the <br />competitive nature of the funding awards, many, if not <br />most, of the project requests received less than <br />applied for, according to Community Development <br />Specialist Kristin Prososki of SEH, the city’s <br />engineering firm. <br /> <br />Potential next steps for finding more funding sources <br />was the subject of discussion at the March Gem Lake <br />City Council meeting on March 19. <br /> <br />(Continued on Page 2) <br /> <br /> <br />MARK YOUR CALENDAR: City Clean-Up Days: <br />May 11 and May 18 <br /> <br />The City of Gem Lake is once again partnering with <br />White Bear Township to be part of their Annual Clean <br />up Days. This year, the event will happen over two <br />Saturdays in May at Otter Lake Elementary School. <br />The event will be free to all Gem Lake residents. <br />(With proof of residency). <br />May 11 will focus on Mainly hazardous chemicals, <br />and May 18 will focus on larger items such as tires <br />and furniture. <br /> <br />(Continued on Page 2) <br /> <br /> <br />Gem Lake News <br />April 2024 | Volume 18 | Issue 2 Gretchen Artig-Swomley, Newsletter Editor <br />