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Dane County committee to bid on tax-deeded Fish Lake parcel to remove unsafe shoreline structures
Summary
The Dane County Land and Water Conservation Committee approved a resolution to authorize bidding at the county tax-deed auction for 7874 Fish Lake Road so the county can remove dilapidated, waterlogged structures on the shoreline.
The Dane County Land and Water Conservation Committee on Thursday approved a resolution authorizing the county to bid at the fall tax-deed auction for 7874 Fish Lake Road so county crews or contractors can remove remaining shoreline structures that have become a public-health and environmental nuisance.
The measure, introduced as “20 25 res 1 29” on the agenda, passed on a voice vote after a staff presentation explaining decades of rising groundwater and repeated buyouts at Fish Lake in the town of Roxbury. Committee Chair Chapala called for a motion; Supervisor Marin moved the resolution and the committee voted in favor.
Committee staff described Fish Lake as a closed natural lake with no outlet that has experienced progressively worse flooding since the early 2000s. Laura (Land and Water staff) told the committee that county buyouts in past programs acquired many…
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