People Walking Past

I wonder how often people think about Capitol Lake’s condition when they walk or drive past. Obviously for me, the lake vs. estuary debate, invasive species, and sediment problems are all I see when I walk or ride the bus by. There are people who have nostalgic reasons for wanting to save the lake, and I don’t think they’re wrong for wanting that, but I don’t think emotional reasons are the only things that need to be considered when making a decision. But any decision to fix Capitol Lake’s issues would cost a lot of money and take a lot of time. I wonder how our lives would be different if the lake became an estuary, how taking out the dam and the construction associated with that would affect traffic, and people’s opinion of the parks downtown.