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At a recent meeting held by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, area residents were given a grim picture of the current state of Kissimmee’s Lake Tohopekaliga and the even bleaker prospects for improvement anytime soon. FWC staff stated the lake had 70 percent coverage of hydrilla, and over $6 million was needed immediately to fund the spraying and mechanical hydrilla removal necessary to open up the lake. The hydrilla expansion was not news to the over 70 residents who attended the meeting, equally split between lakeshore property owners and lake users, including anglers, waterfowl hunters, and jet skiers.