Tahoe Keys property owners have voted to assess themselves the necessary fees to pay for the use of herbicides to rid the South Lake Tahoe canals of invasive weeds.

Now the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board must approve the application, with the goal to start using the chemicals in 2018.

Homeowners will pay up to $1,600. The first payment of not more than $400 will be due June 1. Subsequent payments would be required after all the agencies sign off on the treatment. The money is projected to cover costs through 2023.

There are 1,529 Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association members. Fifty-nine percent voted. Of the valid ballots turned in, 588 votes were in favor of the assessment. To pass, there had to be 383 yes votes.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report