The Lake Anna Civic Association held it’s annual President’s Council November 21 at the Belmont Community Center with a schedule of speakers that addressed topics like hydrilla mitigation, water quality, buoy maintenance, the possibility of an urgent care type of business opening at the lake and a message from LACA President Greg Baker.

   Those that attended included LACA Regional Representatives as well as HOA officers from around the lake, Louisa County Supervisor Christopher C. McCotter and Spotsylvania Supervisor Elect David Goosman.

  Harry Looney of the Lake Anna Advisory Committee did presentations on hydrilla and water quality. Barbara Aikens, also with LAAC spoke about that group’s new Adopt A Buoy Program. Micheal Boyce spoke via digital link about his efforts to bring an urgent care type of business to the lake on property he is developing. 

  Looney shared that the LAAC efforts to manage hydrilla in 2025 including spraying problem areas and stocking grass eating triploid carp.

  He also noted the ongoing phosphorus mitigation program that used $750,000 of general fund monies in 2025 to treat the lake’s exisitng phosphorus as well as incoming phosphorus.

  Aikens shared LAAC’s plan to ask lake home owners to “adopt” the group’s No Wake buoys at bridges and Hazard Buoys around the lake.

   Volunteers would advise LAAC on the status of the buoys so maintenance can be performed in a more timely manner.

  Boyce shared information on his plans to bring an urgent care to property he owns on Rt. 208.

  “These businesses tell us they need 42 patients per day. Once we have that amount of people, they say ‘call us and we’ll definitely do it.’” He also noted that “regardless of if we get an urgent care or not, we are building it to accommodate that,” referring to a parking lot and building built for fire and rescue access.

   LACA President Greg Baker told Life & Times, “The President’s Council is one of LACA’s newest and more exciting initiatives – bringing together leaders from across Lake Anna to share ideas, coordinate solutions and elevate best practices for our entire community.

  “We’re aiming to grow the President’s Council to more than 100 members, making it one of the strongest and most connected networks anywhere on the lake.”