Just a reminder that the Village of Lake Placid Trustees will hold a public hearing this evening at 5:30 at the North Elba Town Hall (first floor) on reducing the speed limit on Paradox Bay to 5MPH anywhere within 1,500 feet of shore (pretty much throughout).
The ordinance was proposed at the board's July 6th meeting in response to the milfoil outbreak on the bay. While most of the existing milfoil has been removed and the threat of spreading the weed by heavy wakes and fast-moving traffic into the main lake has been largely eliminated at this point, the "no wake zone" proposal still has environmental and public safety merits.
Ecologically, large wakes erode undeveloped shoreline, adding silt and dissolved organic nutrients to the water. A lower speed limit would also increase safety for the canoe/kayak/paddleboat traffic (many renters from the motels at the south end of the bay).
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