The milfoil will be pulled by hand from an area around the beach, popularly used for fishing and water plan, which was developed last year by the city Parks Department and approved at the time by the City Council.
Jonn Lunsford told Monday night's City Council meeting that "There is no magic bullet to solve this problem." He said the Parks Department had considered hand-removal or using an herbicide, something some other agencies in the state are using to try to rid lakes of milfoil.
The work by Herrera Envrionmental Consultants will include a plant survey of the work area, a containment boom placed in the lake to contain milfoil fragments, hand pulling of the milfoil, and removal of the milfoil to a loading site on shore. The work will be done this summer and next summer.
Signs will be placed at the lake letting the public know what work is taking place. The public will still have access to the lake and part of the parking lot, outside the work area.
This summer's work is expected to start shortly and work may be completed within three weeks or less, according to Lunsford.