Today as I write this article for the newsletter, there is an unsettling that all of us are facing with the COVID-19. We
may not be thinking of summer and the enjoyment it brings to us as lake members, but we know we must look
forward, keep a positive attitude and think about all the good things in our lives.

Receipts and invoices were sent in for 2019 Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) and Meeker County Association of Lakes
(MCAL) expenses. MCAL reimbursement for 2019 to LWIA was $4,322.27 for mapping, and sediment control
projects. AIS reimbursements for 2019 were: Project # 1) $,1826.71 for management of the I-LIDS, and Project # 3)
$789.85 for utilization of professional services. There were no Milfoil reimbursements (Project # 2) as LWIA did not
treat for Milfoil in 2019.

MCAL has granted funds to LWIA for 2020 for $5,000 for Mapping/sediment Control Projects.
We have not received any information on AIS grant program funding for 2020 as of this article today.
The volunteer work of so many on Lake Washington has been a huge benefit to keeping our lake at its best. The grant
reimbursements to LWIA is also a hugh benefit in keeping our costs to a minimum.

If you do any volunteer work for LWIA, whether it be shoreline captain duties, or in a boat, going to meetings, etc.,
please keep track of your hours, food and or gas receipts, mileage driven to do a project, etc. You can email me at
sdaniels@grdaniels.com with all your “in-kind” hours, or any receipts or info you may have. I keep track of all the info for the year in a report, and then I send this report to the county at the end of the year. This report reflects how and why our lake is kept in as good of condition as it has been, and I use this report when working on grants for each new year. I use receipts sent to me to request reimbursement for the projects. Reimbursements will not happen unless we have documented receipts to show for projects completed, meetings attended or whatever the need was. Save your receipts, keep track of your hours, and send them to me on a monthly basis if possible.

“Listen and Learn” will be our motto this year! The more we can learn as lake members, the more control we will have in keeping our lake clean of other AIS infestation.

THANKS to all that help in any way to keep our lake safe, fun and usable!