Markie Miller, who led the pro-LEBOR campaign on behalf of Toledoans for Safe Water, said the group has been frustrated by the lack of progress for western Lake Erie since an algal toxin from the lake poisoned Toledo’s tap water for nearly three days the first weekend of August, 2014. That event made worldwide news and led to relief efforts by the Ohio National Guard. Nearly 500,000 people on the city’s water system were told they should not drink or even touch their tap water that weekend.
