Comments to RKLD - Sup. Sandy Kraft re: SNW order

Ms Kraft,

Since Saturday, the water level on the Rock River and Lake Koshkonong has risen above the level dictated by the new Rock County ordinance establishing a no-wake from the lake to Indianford.  

However, boaters have been speeding by at normal speed like the restriction isn’t in effect.  And guess what: nobody cares.  Because between 7.5 and 8 feet, nobody’s property is being damaged by the waves these boats generate.   

Please come down to the river an take a look, as the level stands at 7.85 ft today, just as it did last Memorial Day weekend when the river handled a busy weekend of boat traffic.  So far all this ordinance has done is turned a handful of fishermen into law-breakers.

Hopefully you can answer a couple of questions:

1.       Why isn’t this ordinance being enforced?

2.       Why was an ordinance establishing 7.5 feet no-wake passed in the first place?

Ken Brey

kenb@dmcinfo.com

312 961 0467