Shocking Testimony III

RKLD discovered that LKWA officer, Penny Shackelford, sent a letter to DNR supporting the illegal dyke/dam on the Buck Sweeney/Thibeau Hunt Club property.

The Shackelfords own the parcel adjacent to the Thibeau property, and stand to get "wet" from the effects of the illegal dam holding back water from naturally draining into Lake Koshkonong.

Why is this so relevant?

Among the many claims against the RKLD's request for a nominal increase in the DNR summer water level order, and an elimination of the DNR winter draw-down order, is the LKWA's claim that an endangered species of orchid was found on the Shackelford property.

LKWA claimed RKLD's request would flood the land where this endangered species was discovered.

Despite the joint RKLD/DNR OHWM study from 2001 proving the area of the wild orchid is far above flood waters, LKWA persisted with their claim.

Now, it has been revealed that the water closest and most threatening to the area of the wild orchid is water held by an illegal dam.

We will obtain the Shackelford letter and post it on the website in the near future.

UPDATE 4.7.06
We are clarifying this observation with others. Apparently, the letter did not "support" the alleged illegal dyke, but a letter was indeed sent re: the Thiebeau water levels.