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Gem Lake NewsPage 3 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />(continued from page 1) <br />The survey will be done in conjunction with <br />Blue Water Science Co. and is expected to <br />take a total of three days. <br /> <br />The first day involves setting nets; the <br />following two days involve sampling, <br />measuring and identifying the fish. All fish are <br />then released back into the lake. <br /> <br />Results of the survey will then be shared with <br />the Gem Lake City Council as soon as <br />possible. <br /> <br />VLAWMO is also surveying other nearby lakes <br />in order to draw overall conclusions about <br />water quality in the area. <br /> <br />For more information on this important study, <br />contact Stephanie McNamara at VLAWMO at <br />651-204-6073. <br /> <br />Gem Lake Fish Survey will Tell a Story about Water Health <br /> . <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> No Drought in Gem Lake: Water Level <br /> Up from 2010 <br />Unlike nearby White Bear Lake, the water level for our <br />little lake has actually gone up almost a foot from last <br />year's high of 8.5 feet. Currently, the water level stands at <br />almost 9.5, swamping at least one of the small docks on <br />the lake. <br /> <br /> <br />An application for a garden overlay district on a <br />parcel of land in Gem Lake was approved by <br />the Planning Commission and passed onto the <br />City Council for final approval at their <br />September meeting. Gem Lake Ordinance <br />#122, which establishes and allows for potential <br />garden overlay districts, was approved by the <br />City Council at their July meeting. <br /> <br />The Gem Lake Planning Commission drafted <br />and approved the ordinance earlier this summer <br />and sent it to the council final approval. The <br />ordinance allows for a garden "overlay" zone for <br />larger undeveloped parcels in Gem Lake, <br />including the city's Gateway Zoning District. <br />This would permit the temporary use of this <br />land for agricultural purposes, under set <br />guidelines, while the market for commercial and <br />residential development recovers from the <br />current downturn. <br />The first application for the use of this <br />ordinance was made by Tom Hansen for land <br />he owns on County Road E. <br /> <br />First Application Approved by Planning Commission for Garden <br />Overlay District <br />