Slow/no wake decisions cause waves

From the WI State Journal

...Sup. Robin Schmidt, of Monona, has drafted an ordinance amendment that would set an objective standard for when the slow, no-wake order would go into effect on the Yahara lakes.

...Don Heilman, a Mad-City Ski Team board member, said waves from boats don't cause any more damage than waves from wind, but nonetheless he supported setting an objective standard.

...County Executive Kathleen Falk relies on input from Land and Water Resources Department director Kevin Connors, who considers not only lake levels, but also the amount of sun, humidity and wind, the long-term weather forecast and how water is flowing out of the Yahara chain, spokesman Josh Wescott said.

"One potential disadvantage of setting a certain level is not accounting for the number of factors that can cause lake levels to fluctuate in a short amount of time, potentially leading to slow, no-wake orders being issued for relatively short periods of time which might confuse the public," Wescott said in an e-mail.