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<br /> <br />Gem Lake News Page 3 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Update on Water Gremlin Situation <br /> <br /> <br />Gem Lake Villas Project Nears <br />Completion <br />Home sales continue to go well within the Gem <br />Lake Villas project on County Road E. <br />As of mid-June, a total of 20 of the 30 home sites <br />are spoken for, according to Katie Brown, New <br />Home Consultant for Hanson Builders, Inc., which <br />is constructing the project. <br />In addition, there are two additional home sites <br />that are reserved. With only 8 sites left on the <br />market, Brown says a sell-out by this Fall is <br />possible. The project began last Spring on land <br />once owned by Tom Hansen. Brown says “Please <br />thank everyone in Gem Lake for your great city <br />and support.” <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Long-Time Resident Passes <br />Away <br />Madonna Mae LaBore, who lived in Gem Lake for <br />more than 50 years, passed away in June. She <br />was 90 years old. She and her husband Lloyd <br />LaBore settled down and raised a family in Gem <br />Lake after he returned from service in World War <br />II. Lloyd preceded her in death. She is survived by <br />her children Diane, Dale, Bill, Sharon, Deb, Susan, <br />Carol, Michelle and Mark, as well as 17 <br />grandchildren. Lloyd’s father was also a long time <br />resident of Gem Lake, who ran a dairy farm on <br />land that is now taken up by the Gem Lake Hills <br />Golf Course. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Water Gremlin is coordinating with the Minnesota <br />Pollution Control Agency (MCPA) as it installs <br />new pollution control systems to replace TCE, <br />which is no longer being used there. <br /> <br />Water Gremlin will be providing affected cities <br />with trees to be planted over the next few years. <br />The exact number for each city and locations for <br />plantings is yet to be decided. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Large Donation Approved <br /> <br />The Gem Lake City Council approved a donation <br />of $2500 at the City Council Meeting of June 18 <br />for the White Bear Lake Area Emergency Food <br />Shelf. <br />The contribution will fund their Children’s <br />Summer Food Program. The program aims at <br />filling in the gaps when school lunch programs <br />end and food insecurity issues set in for some <br />families. <br /> <br />The donation comes from funds collected through <br />charitable gambling within city limits. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />