Polk County is dotted with hundreds of lakes with some experiencing harmful algae blooms in recent years, especially during the warmer summer and fall months.
To help forecast, detect and mitigate the potentially deadly blooms, GISJane LLC was awarded a $300,000 contract to study the issue on Polk’s publicly accessible lakes and streams.
The County Commission approved the contract at its Jan. 6 meeting following a bidding process that placed GISJane at the top of the responses evaluated by a Board-approved selection committee…