Public, private interests collide in Koshkonong case
Janesville Gazette
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...Duesterbeck, a board member of the Lake Koshkonong Wetland Association, disagrees. One has only to see the booming tourism industry and active boating community around the lake to see that property values and recreational opportunities have not been destroyed, he said.
Raising the water levels would be a disaster for the wetlands, Duesterbeck said.
“It’s a tremendous resource for fish and bird habitats,” he said. “We’ve had a continued loss of wetlands in the last 100 years since the dam was put in.”
O’Connor argued that the DNR put too much weight on wetland interests, placing them in the broad category of “public rights” even though most of the wetlands around the lake are privately owned.
This article will be posted on the News Page as well.
...Duesterbeck, a board member of the Lake Koshkonong Wetland Association, disagrees. One has only to see the booming tourism industry and active boating community around the lake to see that property values and recreational opportunities have not been destroyed, he said.
Raising the water levels would be a disaster for the wetlands, Duesterbeck said.
“It’s a tremendous resource for fish and bird habitats,” he said. “We’ve had a continued loss of wetlands in the last 100 years since the dam was put in.”
O’Connor argued that the DNR put too much weight on wetland interests, placing them in the broad category of “public rights” even though most of the wetlands around the lake are privately owned.
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