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Residents urge investigation after village self-reports pond disturbance to DNR
Summary
Public commenters at a Village of Salem Lakes meeting pressed the board for an internal review after work near the pond by Village Hall disturbed a Zone C1 Lowland Resource Conservancy area; the village has self‑reported the disturbance to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and DNR staff have visited the site.
Public comments at a Village of Salem Lakes board meeting focused on land disturbance around the pond adjacent to Village Hall that the village has self‑reported to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, residents and the village president said.
Village President Rita Buecher told residents the village reported the incident to the DNR and that DNR staff have visited the site multiple times. She said the pond property is designated Zone C1 Lowland Resource Conservancy and that the village will issue another statement after the agency provides findings.
Residents who spoke said trees were cut, landscaping fabric dug up, and soil and fill had been moved into the…
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