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Request for Public Acknowledgment Regarding the Health of Lake Coeur d'Alene (Do NOT donate after signing - your $ will not go to us)
Final supporters
This is a citizen-led request for community leaders to publicly acknowledge the deteriorating water quality of Lake Coeur d'Alene.
This Request for Acknowledgment is not affiliated with any organization or political party. This effort comes from citizens who value the water of Lake Coeur d'Alene and see it as a vital component of our economy and public health. These signatures show our community’s want for accountability of our leaders when making decisions affecting the health of Lake Coeur d'Alene.
Read the documents that will be presented to leaders. www.lakehealthcda.wordpress.com
The Lake Health Acknowledgment takes a positive approach by "calling in" our community leaders to take the first step of acknowledging that the lake needs our attention. This is not an effort that "calls out" or places blame but an effort to encourage our community leaders to take the first step toward resolution by publicly acknowledging that we have a problem with our lake water quality. By not acknowledging the problem, community leaders choose to ignore science and history which could imperil our future public health and economic viability.
Through this request for public acknowledgment, we have an opportunity to increase awareness of this public health issue and send a respectful message to our community leaders that the citizens of the Coeur d'Alene Basin are paying attention.
After the Lake Health Acknowledgment is signed - or left unsigned - by our community leaders we can then embrace our responsibility as individual citizens to monitor the actions or inaction our leaders choose as they pertain to prioritizing lake and community health.
This petition recognizes that we ALL have a responsibility to keep our community safe and to know when essential elements of our community are threatened. As with any serious neighborhood concern, when the lake becomes unsafe for fish and recreation, we expect our community leaders to acknowledge that threat, and then make changes to create a healthy and safe environment. But first is acknowledgment.
Signatories can include anyone impacted by the Coeur d'Alene basin watershed. This includes tourists from out of state and Washington residents who live downstream (Spokane River).
Note: If you would like to donate to this effort, DO NOT donate when prompted after signing the petition. Those funds go directly to the online petition company "ipetitions". To donate please send an e-mail directly to [email protected]. We will respond to coordinate a convenient transaction. This is an all-volunteer effort. Your donations are used to print educational materials (flyers) and pay for registration booth fees and event venue fees.
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July 31, 2022
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people care about the lake as much as I do. This momentum belongs entirely to the community members who decided that our water is worth speaking up for. I never imagined this simple request would travel this far.
Reached 100 supporters
July 31, 2022
36 Comments
The concerns about this Lake are real and need serious attention. Data keeps getting reaffirmed, yet restrictions by man for the Lake's health are continually ignored by our agencies and decision makers. Shameful!
I am 75 and my family has been on lake since 1953. I also grew up in Kellogg so am well aware of dangers to lake. I have wondered why lakeshore homeowners (I am one) have not encouraged people not to fertilize lawns or not use phosphorous containing detergents for dishes or clothes. I’m ready to help!!!
As a 52yr Environmentalist I am apoled that real estate agents and our local leadership GLAMORISE our waterways and tributaries even though they are contained and most life within them is inedible or has strick consumption regulations and most of them are not POSTED with any warning of safety for those that use them for a staple food supply!!!
I have lived on the Eastside of Lake CDA for over thirty eight years. The deterioration of the lake is alarming. Local and state governments have bowed to special interest groups to the detriment of the lake.
Feel deeply concerned and passionate about this. I love this Lake; it has been our daily inspiration as well as playground for two decades. it is a precious resource for this community and we want to understand the level of pollution which may be affecting it's health.
I have had concerns for 50 years, and would be most interested in following this group and progress of bringing this travesty to the public light. The truth has long been covered up. Water is life.
Please let's do whatever we can to keep Lake Coeur d'Alene healthy. It is a vital part of our community.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Request for Public Acknowledgment Regarding the Health of Lake Coeur d'Alene (Do NOT donate after signing - your $ will not go to us)
Final supporters
This is a citizen-led request for community leaders to publicly acknowledge the deteriorating water quality of Lake Coeur d'Alene.
This Request for Acknowledgment is not affiliated with any organization or political party. This effort comes from citizens who value the water of Lake Coeur d'Alene and see it as a vital component of our economy and public health. These signatures show our community’s want for accountability of our leaders when making decisions affecting the health of Lake Coeur d'Alene.
Read the documents that will be presented to leaders. www.lakehealthcda.wordpress.com
The Lake Health Acknowledgment takes a positive approach by "calling in" our community leaders to take the first step of acknowledging that the lake needs our attention. This is not an effort that "calls out" or places blame but an effort to encourage our community leaders to take the first step toward resolution by publicly acknowledging that we have a problem with our lake water quality. By not acknowledging the problem, community leaders choose to ignore science and history which could imperil our future public health and economic viability.
Through this request for public acknowledgment, we have an opportunity to increase awareness of this public health issue and send a respectful message to our community leaders that the citizens of the Coeur d'Alene Basin are paying attention.
After the Lake Health Acknowledgment is signed - or left unsigned - by our community leaders we can then embrace our responsibility as individual citizens to monitor the actions or inaction our leaders choose as they pertain to prioritizing lake and community health.
This petition recognizes that we ALL have a responsibility to keep our community safe and to know when essential elements of our community are threatened. As with any serious neighborhood concern, when the lake becomes unsafe for fish and recreation, we expect our community leaders to acknowledge that threat, and then make changes to create a healthy and safe environment. But first is acknowledgment.
Signatories can include anyone impacted by the Coeur d'Alene basin watershed. This includes tourists from out of state and Washington residents who live downstream (Spokane River).
Note: If you would like to donate to this effort, DO NOT donate when prompted after signing the petition. Those funds go directly to the online petition company "ipetitions". To donate please send an e-mail directly to [email protected]. We will respond to coordinate a convenient transaction. This is an all-volunteer effort. Your donations are used to print educational materials (flyers) and pay for registration booth fees and event venue fees.
Updates
July 31, 2022
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people care about the lake as much as I do. This momentum belongs entirely to the community members who decided that our water is worth speaking up for. I never imagined this simple request would travel this far.
Reached 100 supporters
July 31, 2022
36 Comments
Our lake is our entire economy. We need to recognize the dangers of leaving this problem untreated. This is not a problem to push onto future generations, but a problem that we can solve if we act now.
The concerns about this Lake are real and need serious attention. Data keeps getting reaffirmed, yet restrictions by man for the Lake's health are continually ignored by our agencies and decision makers. Shameful!
I am 75 and my family has been on lake since 1953. I also grew up in Kellogg so am well aware of dangers to lake. I have wondered why lakeshore homeowners (I am one) have not encouraged people not to fertilize lawns or not use phosphorous containing detergents for dishes or clothes. I’m ready to help!!!
As a 52yr Environmentalist I am apoled that real estate agents and our local leadership GLAMORISE our waterways and tributaries even though they are contained and most life within them is inedible or has strick consumption regulations and most of them are not POSTED with any warning of safety for those that use them for a staple food supply!!!
I have lived on the Eastside of Lake CDA for over thirty eight years. The deterioration of the lake is alarming. Local and state governments have bowed to special interest groups to the detriment of the lake.
Feel deeply concerned and passionate about this. I love this Lake; it has been our daily inspiration as well as playground for two decades. it is a precious resource for this community and we want to understand the level of pollution which may be affecting it's health.
I have had concerns for 50 years, and would be most interested in following this group and progress of bringing this travesty to the public light. The truth has long been covered up. Water is life.
Please let's do whatever we can to keep Lake Coeur d'Alene healthy. It is a vital part of our community.
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Our lake is our entire economy. We need to recognize the dangers of leaving this problem untreated. This is not a problem to push onto future generations, but a problem that we can solve if we act now.