IDEAL TOWNSHIP-The Whitefish Area Property Owners Association's annual meeting will be Saturday at the Ideal Community Center.
Doors open at 7:30 a.m. for coffee, viewing displays, and meeting with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Crow Wing County officials. Free breakfast will be served at 8 a.m.
The business meeting will take place after breakfast and will include a year-end financial report, audit report and the election and re-election of directors to serve positions that need to be filled.
WAPOA President Tom Watson will provide a report on the critical activities, plans and strategies for water quality about the greater Whitefish Lakes area.
Nicholas Phelps, assistant professor and co-director of Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center at the University of Minnesota, will report on the critical research, progress and findings for non-native aquatic plants and animals underway at the center.
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The center's researchers are working to address the aquatic invasive species issues that threaten Minnesota's lakes, rivers and wetlands. WAPOA stated in a news release it believes the center will make a real difference and will provide the association with the flexibility to meet the AIS challenges.
The property owners association will give away 350 small trees to those in attendance via a drawing at the end of the meeting.
