Controlling the growth of aquatic vegetation in Indian Lake will give hope to businesses in that area in the future. Last week, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources unveiled a plan to deal with the excessive growth of two different species of vegetation that affected 75% of the lake this past summer.   Aqua Doc Lake and Pond Management was hired, and their solution is to use herbicides to target the specific vegetation to control its spread.  The weeds were a nuisance to boaters, keeping many of them away in the summertime.  But with a plan in place, businesses could see a resurgence of customers to before when the weed growth became a problem.

State officials, lawmakers, and local leaders taking time out to talk with chamber members on various topics, but especially the weeds that made boating and other recreation at the lake difficult this past summer. The Chief of the ODNR Division of Parks and Watercraft; Glen Cobb, says the state is aware of the problem and will expand the use of weed harvesters and other measures to remove the vegetation. He said he feels they have a very good game plan going into this year, and they plan on having 3 weed harvesters, plus additional manpower, working on the lake this summer.