Survey says: Protect Geneva Lake

From the Janesville Gazette

UW-Whitewater economics professors Russ Kashian, Mark Eiswerth and Mark Skidmore, who is chairman of the department, discussed the survey results at a press conference Monday at the conservancy offices in Fontana. Some results had been released in March.

About 1,600 surveys went out, and 492, about 30 percent, were returned.

That alone was surprising, Eiswerth said. The survey had about 75 questions along with maps and graphs. That so many were completed shows that residents have a tremendous interest in Geneva Lake and its future, he said.

...Among the surprises is that almost 88 percent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that communities around Geneva Lake need to cooperate to protect the lake, and about 77 percent agreed or strongly agreed that a lake management district is a good idea.