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Apri123, 1997 <br />TO: Grass Lake Water Management Organization Board <br />FROM: Technical Staff - Mark Maloney, Shoreview (490-4651) <br />Karl Keel, Roseville (490-2220) <br />Marty Rye, S.E.H. (490-2162) <br />RE: GLWMO Public Education/Information Plan <br />The 1997 GLWMO budget includes an estimate of $20,000 for public education efforts. Staff <br />has drafted a work plan for public education for the next few years and requests direction from <br />the Board. If approved, it is likely that the implementation phase of such a plan could occur yet <br />this fall. <br />The draft work plan consists of five components that are essential for the success of efforts in the <br />area of public information/education. Those essential steps are: <br />1. Goal Setting <br />2. Research <br />3. Write the Public Education/Information Plan <br />4. Implementation <br />5. Evaluation <br />Goal Setting - It is important that we focus our efforts to attain definable outcomes. Staff has <br />reviewed recent WMO studies including the Lake Status Reports and Lake Management Plans to <br />define attainable goals. It is believed that the list of goals should be managed to be both <br />meaningful and measurable. Staff recommends consideration of the following suggested goals <br />of the upcoming public education/information effort: <br />To educate decision-makers of the impacts of governmental decisions on water <br />quality <br />To educate Lakeshore property owners about the benefits of aquascaping and <br />shoreland management <br />To educate riparian land owners of the impacts of chemical applications on water <br />quality <br />® Develop a broad public understanding of the relationship between human activity and <br />water quality <br />