Schroeder said a key goal of the committee is to make runoff-reducing projects in the watershed more accessible and user-friendly to the producers and landowners.
The nonprofit organization, Joe Kippes said, wants to know how much support there is for dredging. The poll is targeting 3,000 people to gauge the mood going into the vote.
"It’s always been discussed that we’ve been saving the money to put towards Lake Mitchell. Tonight, we’re here to do that for the public,” Council member Marty Barington said.
The Friends of Firesteel organization offered to donate the funds for the city to hold the election if it were set for November, but it wasn't enough to sway the council.
“If somebody will say no, I’d like to hear what other recommendations they have,” said Joe Kippes, a leader of a local nonprofit that formed to raise money for a future dredging project.