[0:00] Well, greetings everybody. This is Jim [0:02] Huffland, your Dynamor, and this is the [0:04] mayor's minute for Thursday, August [0:06] 14th, 2025. Well, I'm sorry to report [0:09] that for the second time this summer, a [0:11] warning has been issued for Lake [0:13] Cornelia. [0:14] The public should avoid contact with the [0:16] water in the north and south parts of [0:18] Lake Cornelia. The water contains blue [0:21] green algae cyanotoxins at levels that [0:24] may cause harm to both people and pets. [0:27] So both people and pets should avoid all [0:29] contact with the water, the algae, the [0:31] scum, or the foam in those lakes. Water [0:35] samples collected earlier this month and [0:36] in June contain cyanotoxin [0:38] concentrations that are above Minnesota [0:40] Pollution Control Agency standards for [0:43] swimming and water recreational [0:44] advisories. [0:46] There's a high risk of adverse health [0:48] risks from algel toxins. These blue [0:51] green algae conditions can change [0:52] quickly and testing results may not [0:55] always reflect real-time conditions. So [0:57] always remember when in doubt, stay out [0:59] of that water. The Namel Creek Wershed [1:03] District will collect water samples at [1:04] Lake Cornelia twice a month through [1:07] September and will release updated [1:08] information on cyanotoxins and algel [1:11] levels when the data is available. So be [1:14] careful. I hate to say this, it's one of [1:17] our prettiest lakes, but if it's not [1:19] usable, we got to be really careful [1:20] about using it. And we're going to [1:22] continue to try to work to fix the [1:23] problem. This is Jim Hufflin, and that's [1:25] your mayor's minute for Thursday, August [1:27] 14th, 2025. I hope you have a great rest [1:30] of the week and enjoy the few weeks [1:31] remaining of the summer. We'll see you [1:33] soon.