Who is Matt Dewar??

He is not a Lake District property taxpayer. He is not even a resident of Fulton Township. His foolish and incorrect comments sent to the Janesville Gazette on Friday, March 24th, simply indicates his lack of knowledge about what the lake district has accomplished since 1999;

1. The Lake District Board of Commissioners is elected from 4,000 parcels and nearly 10,000 residents within the boundaries of the Lake District. Each commissioner is a volunteer. We receive no compensation. Zero.

2. The special charge that is applied to property tax bills is voted on each year by every property owner of the Lake District. By attending the annual meeting, taxpayers decide the amount to tax themselves, not the board.

3. Most important, the Lake District now owns the Indianford Dam; the DNR’s desire to remove it will never happen. Rock County not only gave us the Dam at no cost, but also made $450,000 worth of repairs before the Lake District would accept ownership. The best part of the deal is, Rock County is also giving the Lake District $600,000. That money is currently collecting interest for future generations in a segregated dam fund.

I will not apologize to anyone for protecting the future of Lake Koshkonong for my two boys and future generations of lake users. By the time my two boys leave for college, the Dam Fund will have grown to $1 million dollars.

So if you see Matt Dewar, tell him that is how competent, good government is defined.