DNR rules making waves

From the Milw Journal Sentinel HERE

Lake residents say shoreline changes would be problematic

...The state Department of Natural Resources has proposed changes to NR 115, shoreline protection rules that have been in place for some 40 years. The rule changes, if enacted, would affect current and future property owners along lakes and rivers across the state.

Proponents say the changes are necessary because the rapid growth in shoreland ownership has strained water quality and wildlife.

Opponents say the changes will be costly to enforce and affect property rights.

...Julie Anderson, director of county Planning and Development, sent an eight-page letter to the DNR, giving point-by-point objections to several of the proposed changes.

Anderson said the county does not have the personnel to enforce the changes and can't even guess how many people it would take.

"We don't want to be the lawn police," she said.

...Lori Grant of the River Alliance of Wisconsin says the changes are needed.

"The current rules don't reflect the increase in development that has occurred over the years," she said.
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