DERIDDER — Residents of the Twin Lakes community voiced their frustrations to City Council members Monday regarding the draining of the community’s lake.
Resident James Crenshaw said the lake is scheduled to be drained in the near future so that another resident may perform maintenance on a private pool, but that doing so would damage the ecosystem of the lake, which community members worked to rebuild.
According to Crenshaw, the lake was drained in 2013 but was left devoid of water for two years. Then, in early 2015 it was refilled and community members worked to restock the pond.
“The people there worked hard to get the ecosystem back up and now, thank goodness to Mother Nature, our lake is full again,” Crenshaw said. “We ask you to please let it remain full this time. We don’t want another big mud hole.”
Mayor Ron Roberts said the delay in refilling the pond had been “an embarrassment” and was due to delays with the contractor, but that the periodic draining of the lake for the nearby pool’s maintenance has been a common practice of the city.
“The pool is in such close proximity to the lake, that if we did not drain the lake, then when the liner is removed from the pool, the lake could collapse in through the dirt foundation between the two,” Roberts said.
The new liner being installed into the private pool is expected to last seven to 10 years, he said.
Councilwoman Kimaron Moore, who represents the Twin Lakes district, said she could understand the circumstances but that a compromise could be found.
“Maybe we could discuss drawing down the lake just to a certain level that would keep the pool’s foundation safe, but yet maintain the fish and wildlife,” she said.
No final decision was made, but Moore said she will work to ensure council members find a solution.
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