Farmers oppose lake-level hike

From the Jefferson County Daily Union

...About 30 farmers, Rock-Kosh­konong Lake District members and other affected residents met at the Dennis Kutz farm along Curtis Mill Road to talk a­bout continued high-water prob­lems with the Rock River that have been having a damaging economic effect on area crops and other agricultural uses.

...Josheff also commented on the rainfall the area has had lately.

"I looked at the rain gauges on the Indianford Dam and the one up in Milford," she said. "Over the last four months, the rain gauge at Milford had about 34 inches of rain; the one at Indianford had about 24 inches of rain. The average rain for Fort Atkinson is 34 inches annually. Milford just got 34 inches in four months, so that tells you we have gotten bigger rainfalls, and there is not a lot we can do about that."

...Some farmers who are part of the lake district said they stop­ped attending the RKLD meetings because they felt "drowned out" by the residents around the lake.