I will not get into a "Political" debate here on the forum or offer any more comments beyond this post (on this topic)......
Chemicals being dropped into the water is a scary thought ( I get it) .... milfoil is also a nasty, fast growing, and invasive weed.
Several years back at our home, on a 160 acre lake with boating traffic, in MA the community became embroiled in a very heated controversy on how to solve our ever growing milfoil problem which included chemical treatments as one option. After almost a years debate and many friendships and neighbor relationships nearly torn apart it was finally decided (actually voted upon) to move forward with a chemical treatment plan -- actually it was a several year program with follow up "spot treatments" as required.
Seven years later.... I can assure you of the positive impact that Program did for our Lake. Are the weeds 100% eliminated -- NO .... but at this point in time there would have been coves and other areas that would be un-navigable at this point without such actions. So overall it was a HUGE "win" !
You all can now debate how my experience doesn't correlate to Winni and so forth .... but when done right, it has a positive impact.... and as I said - I get it - Chemicals in our waters is a scary thought !
Phantom -- out
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