Lakes board meets June 4

DOVER - Mining proposals, hazardous materials response plans and Albeni Falls' role in the Columbia River power system will be discussed at the Idaho Lakes Commission meeting Thursday, June 4.

The meeting starts at 9 a.m. at Dover City Hall, 699 Lakeshore Ave.

It starts with an update by Tom Woolf of the Idaho State Department of Agriculture on aquatic invasive species issues in the Priest and Pend Oreille systems.

Rick Pendergrass of the Bonneville Power Administration follows with a presentation on the Albeni Falls Dam's role within the federal Columbia River power system. Bonner County's director of emergency management, Bob Howard, is slated to update the commission on efforts to develop a regional hazardous material emergency response plan for rail and highway shipments.

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is leading the commission on a tour of the Clark Fork Delta restoration project at noon. The public can attend the tour, but must provide their own boat transportation.

* Information: lakescommission.wordpress.com