RUN, DIVE, PLUNGE - GO JUMP IN THE LAKE!!

YOU CAN SWIM IN ANGLE LAKE NOW! 

Test results showing normal e-coli levels at the Angle Lake Park beach came in Tuesday the 15th,

Levels are much better than last week.

I hear lifeguards will open the beach Wednesday for swimming. 

You can check this yourself at this website: https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dnrp/nature-recreation/parks-recreation/king-county-parks/water-recreation/swimming-beach-bacteria-temperature

Angle Lake News: an Aquatic Plant Survey and a Call Out for lake dwellers to become stakeholders.

The city is beginning an aquatic plant management effort for Angle Lake that is made possible through Department of Ecology grant funding. Herrera Environmental Consultants will begin the first step with a comprehensive aquatic plant survey and bathymetry mapping on August 14. I will confirm this date soon so that lake residents are aware that Herrera will be out on the water all day conducting successive passes on the lake in a grid pattern and plant sampling. The activity may be interesting to some, curious to others. 

The next phase will involve presentation of findings at future stakeholder’s meetings and begin discussing what the Integrated Vegetation Management Plan (IAVMP) looks like. My plan is to have representatives from: lake property owners, City departments (Public Works, Parks, Community Development), King County Lakes program/Noxious Weeds, and WDFW. 

 

I am reaching out at this time to recruit folks who wish to be a member of the stakeholder’s group. I’m looking for lake residents that have an interest and have the time to give (maybe two or three people). We are looking at two VIRTUAL meetings, up to two hours each: 

1. First meeting (October?) to engage, obtain input on the review and the IAVMP goals, survey results, potential management techniques, and get ideas on what you are concerned about. 
2. Second meeting to finalize the IAVMP 

Please respond to me,.... [if you want to be a stakeholder.] Thank you! 

Dan Smith, Maintenance and Operations Supervisor Public Works – Stormwater Compliance 

4800 South 188th Street, SeaTac, WA 98188  

206.973.4778 c: 206.715.5059

Until further notice from SeaTac Parks stay out of the lake. Posted July 8th

 

July 4th Celebration Schedule & Map

Independence Day at Angle Lake Schedule

NOTE: The Angle Lake Park will be closed at 6 pm so the Fireworks show will be for residents only. It is not a city sponsored event. It is a show paid for by the Angle Lake Shore Club Community. This is unfortunate, but true. No Public viewing place is available per the city of Seatac. The public is welcome at all the other following events, but not the fireworks.

1.Bud Jones Memorial Run/Walk Around the Lake (Fire Post #36) 

        9:00 AM Walker Start 

        9:30 AM Runner Start 

        10:00 AM Awards 

2.Angle Lake Manor Community Kids Parade (S. 194th & 33rd) 

        10:30 AM Decorate yourselves for free at 33rd Ave S & S 194th! 

        11:00 AM Parade Starts with Ice Cream Social at the end 

3.Water Sports Competition (Fire Post #46) 

        3:00 PM Swim Race Start

        4:00 PM Boat Races for any type of boat that shows up 

4.Festive Boat Parade (Todd Beach, Fire Post #78) 

        7:00 PM Tour Around the Lake 

5.Safety Clearance Zone 

        9:00 PM - Do not enter this zone!  There will be no through access.

6.Grand Finale 

        1. 10:00 PM: Ring of Fire (Ignite Shoreline Road Flares) 

        2. 10:15 PM: Fireworks Display Sponsored by ALSC (Approximate Start Time) 

 

NOTE:

        Fire Post refer to the numbered placard at the end of the driveways around Angle Lake. 

        Location and times are approximate and may change without prior notice

A piece of lake history! In 2013, after a poor performance by the contracted firework display vendor, the Angle Lake Shore Club Board of Directors decided to terminate the relationship with the existing vendor and faced a difficult decision regarding which route should be taken as a result.

The choices were: 

A) Turn over to the City the responsibility for producing future firework displays from the shoreline.

B) Contract with a new vendor capable of providing a platform for performing a display in the center of the lake at a significantly increased cost. 

C) Build our own platforms, enabling a greater number of capable firework vendors to participate in submitting bids, resulting in substantial savings in production costs. 

A plan was developed to poll the community for a determination of direction. The resulting tally favored option C to build our own barges. 

The board assumed accountability for securing five primary investors; negotiating ownership and usage terms and condition agreements; organizing a membership capital campaign to finance a club matching contribution; establishing plans and materials; overseeing the assembly of volunteers to complete the build of seven individual barges with a total market value of over $65,000! (Note: 2014 dollars)

It is amazing what this community has accomplished. It is truly a rare instance to witness a neighborhood of our size venture into a project of significant complexity requiring full and complete collaboration, let alone successfully deliver what was set out to do. It is inspiring what this supportive community and the many talented volunteers had contributed in delivering a complete set of commercial quality barges as planned to become the launch point for the Angle Lake Fireworks show for generations to come!

Relive the entire saga through the previous blog posts:

• Board Announcement
• Setting Direction
• Arriving at a Decision
• Project Kick Off
• Call for Community Action
• Update on Funding
• Update on Build
• Project Completion
• Video of first Launch

Congratulations and a note of appreciation goes to the entire Angle Lake Community in achieving this success!