Why is the City of Fort Not Within the Lake District?

WHY ARE THE PARCEL OWNERS ALONG THE RIVER IN THE CITY OF FORT ATKINSON NOT ASSESSED THE $100/PARCEL?

WHY ARE THE RURAL PARCEL OWNERS SINGLED OUT?

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Doug & Teri
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This is a very good and very common question. According to the WI State Statutes that govern lake protection and rehabilitation projects:

33.24(2) The county board of any county may establish districts within the county if the conditions stated in 33.26 are found to exist. Before a district that includes any portion of a city or village may be formed under authority of this section, the city council or village board must have previously approved the inclusion of its territory within the boundaries of a proposed district.

Many electors believe as a matter of fairness, Fort Atkinson should indeed be included in the special charge/lake district boudaries. However, Fort Atkinson, as a city, chose not to be included when Rock County established the boundaries in 1999.

Chapter 33 of WI State Law

For boaters near Fort Atkinson, it takes quite a bit of time to navigate through the city's no wake zone to reach the lake, so that may be the reason why the city chose not to be included in the lake district.