Amended Rock County SNW Ordinance

The Public Safety & Justice Committee voted to amend their ordinance regulating Slow No Wake orders today, and include the 777.5 level as the trigger for ordering and removing SNW on the Rock River.

No amount of data or photos presented by RKLD to the committee was going to overcome the large turnout of Wetland club owners and a few river shoreline property owners and their desire to keep boat traffic at a minimum.

NEXT STEPS:  The committee will now forward their draft to the full board and a Public Hearing will be scheduled.  When we have the date and time, we will send an e-newsletter to our subscribers.

You may want to attend and speak at the public hearing at the county board chambers, Rock County Courthouse, Janesville.  When the hearing is scheduled, it will be our last opportunity to speak on the SNW ordinance.

So far, we have collaborated well with county staff - we are disappointed that emotions prevail over facts and figures, but we now have a bright line to where SNW is ordered.

Stay tuned.