FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:  Brie Turek (407) 246-3106
Laura Bornfreund (407) 246-3423

MAYOR BUDDY DYER JOINS PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES
FOR AQUATIC WEED SPRAYING WORK-ALONG

Mayor Dyer Assists with Promotion of Native Growth in
Clear Lake’s Aquatic Community

WHAT: Mayor’s Work-Along: Aquatic Weed Spraying

WHO: Mayor Buddy Dyer and City Public Works Employees

WHEN: Monday, October 17, 2005
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

WHERE: City of Orlando
Lake Enhancement Building
1030 S. Woods Ave.


ORLANDO, FL (October 14, 2005) – On Monday, October 17, 2005, Mayor Buddy Dyer will work-along with City licensed, aquatic chemical applicator employees to spray aquatic weeds. The Mayor and City Staff will use an airboat to apply aquatic herbicides to undesirable and non-native aquatic plants on Clear Lake. The control of these plants is necessary to maintain and encourage the growth of the native fauna and flora plants, which beautify Clear Lake’s aquatic community.

History of Work-Alongs
As part of Mayor Dyer’s commitment to providing citizens with the high quality service they have come to expect, he participates in monthly work-alongs with various City staff. In the past six months, Mayor Dyer has conducted walking audits in Downtown Orlando with transportation planners, worked with Code Enforcement Officers, went door-to-door with Orlando Police Officers delivering valuable City information to residents in the Parramore Heritage Neighborhood, and assisted City staff with hurricane relief efforts.

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