Thanks to Carter for local support

The board and residents of Tanneron Bay Townhomes would like to recognize and thank Bonnie Thomson Carter for her support for our recent Stormwater Management WMB grant application.

Tanneron Bay is situated on the northeast shore of Wooster Lake and contains some of the most severely eroded shoreline on this lake. Since 2003, the Lake County Health Department Lakes Management Unit has been advising us to repair this erosion. Their recommended method of repair was to install bioengineered shoreline stabilization and a native plant buffer.

This repair method would restore lost wildlife habitat and create new habitat for this federally protected wetland that is home to threatened and endangered fish and plants. It would also contribute to increased water quality. As part of the repair, the drain from Wooster Lake to Duck Lake would also be repaired, resulting in increased water quality flowing into Duck Lake.

At a repair cost of $40 per foot and with 1,000 feet of shoreline to repair, this project would cost $40,000. That's a lot of money for a small association of only 86 homes. We could only afford to repair the worst 300 feet of shoreline.

Bonnie suggested that we apply for a WMB grant and lent her support for our application. We just learned that we were awarded a 2008 WMB matching grant that will allow us to repair the remainder of our shoreline.

We thank Bonnie for her support for Wooster and Duck Lakes. Through her support of projects like this, and through her numerous forest preserve initiatives, she is a true champion for our precious natural resources.

We support Bonnie's re-election as our District 5 county board rep.

Norm Brunner

Ingleside