The American Lake – Lake Management District No. 1 Advisory Committee represents the property owners of American Lake (Lake Management District No. 1) and advises the Lakewood City Council on matters involving the lake.
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Announcements
The next Lake Management District Meeting is September 3, 2026 at 4:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
Residents can virtually attend meetings by watching them live on the city’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/cityoflakewoodwa. Those who do not have access to YouTube can participate via Zoom by either visiting https://www.zoom.com/ enter meeting ID: 823 5026 6627 or calling by telephone: Dial +1(253) 215- 8782 and enter meeting ID: 823 5026 6627.
Description
The Lake Management District (LMD) No. 1 Advisory committee was formed on July 1, 2019 with City Council passing Resolution No. 2019-15. Learn what’s been done at American Lake on our Lake Management page.
The purpose of the advisory committee is to represent the property owners of the LMD to the City Council, and:
1. each spring, discuss the proposed annual work program consistent with the American Lake Integrated Aquatic Vegetation Management Plan (or its successors);
2. provide input and suggestions on the implementation of the district’s annual work program;
3. prepare educational materials related to American Lake and the LMD;
4. each winter, contribute to an annual report regarding progress on the LMD work program and the health of the lake; and
5. brief LMD members on the contents of the annual report and related LMD activities.
Membership
- Kate Read, Chair: private property owner representative (Term through June 2, 2028)
- Jeff Cox: private property owner representative (Term through June 2, 2027)
- Kurt Spingath, Vice Chair: private property owner representative (Term through June 2, 2028)
- Weston Ott, City of Lakewood representative
- Erich Schmidt, Washington Military Department at Camp Murray
- Todd Zuchowski, Joint Base Lewis McChord
Individuals appointed are expected to attend meetings regularly. The council expects to be informed in the event any committee, board, or commission member has three unexcused absences. The council may, in the event of three unexcused absences, dismiss the individual from service.
The advisory committee shall be made up of five regular members: three representing private property owners; one representing the Washington Military Department at Camp Murray; and one representing the city of Lakewood.
The committee shall also include one non-voting member representing the federal properties of Joint Base Lewis-McChord and American Lake Veterans Hospital.
Members of the advisory committee shall be selected from individuals who own property or represent government bodies that own property within the LMD. The intent of the selection process shall be to proportionally represent the various property types identified in the district assessment roll. No private property owners shall serve longer than two consecutive terms.
Applications are available at the City Clerk’s Office, City of Lakewood, 6000 Main Street SW, Lakewood, WA 98499, or online.
Agendas and Minutes
All meetings are open to the public and are live streamed on Zoom and YouTube. Check out the City of Lakewood’s Youtube page here: City of Lakewood – YouTube