Is condemnation the best option?

From Janesville Gazette

MILTON TOWNSHIP — When the water at Clear Lake surged after unprecedented area floods in 2008, it put three houses on the east edge of Clear Lake underwater.

The waters still haven’t receded.

For nearly two years, the water table at the lake north of Milton has continued to climb, almost inexplicably, in turn causing Clear Lake to rise 8 feet above normal levels.