A larger group of 45 Area Directors represent neighborhoods around the lake and supports the Board.

A nine member elected Board of Directors provides leadership and meets monthly. The GLPA is a non-profit 501c-4 community membership organization founded in 1920 currently made up of nearly 1,000 property owners on and around Gun Lake. GLPA are sharing these test results with GLIB to inform future treatment decisions and posts them for public view.

The GL PA undertook this project to avoid any appearance of non-data driven influence or agenda in gathering, analyzing, and sharing results. GLPA made the decision to fund and monitor sediment testing using an independent lab and testing firm in line with our mission to protect the lake. GLPA felt a third party without an agenda would be an important and objective authority to bring legitimacy to the results of any testing and subsequent decisions regarding invasive lweed treatment. GLPA also had concern about public trust in GLIB hiring the same company treating the lake to test effects being a conflict of interest. GLPA recognized the need for immediate testing in line with our mission to protect the lake. However, they pointed out their yearly budget did not include any funds for testing. GLIB was sympathetic to concerns and agreed with the need for testing to determine the extent to which concerns were legitimate based on data. GLIB is the sole invasive weed treatment assessment authority, funder, and treatment executor. GLPA had prior discussions with Gun Lake Improvement Board on this matter. Following GLPA annual meeting last August member concerns were expressed regarding effects of copper retention in lake sediment from invasive weed treatment with copper sulfate based products.

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