At September’s meeting of the Naas area council meeting I put forward a motion that cleaning and/or dredging of lakes in Naas be performed to remove surplus weed and any other waste. I raised this particular motion because of complaints from nearby residents of the lakes area in Naas that there was a lot of algae under the water and this was unsightly. The response from environment section of council was that an ecologically friendly way of cleaning the lakes would have to be found. One suggestion from the environment section was to drop bales of hay into the lakes, apparently this can work to soak up the algae and clean the water. I believe the lakes are a great asset to Naas which need to be worked on soon so residents can continue to enjoy the peaceful surroundings of the lakes.