Friday, February 02, 2007

WiscNews.com : Growth versus eagles

I don't understand how protecting eagles turns into a $5000 fine for sitting on your deck, but here goes, from the land of cheese:

VILLAGE OF PRAIRIE DU SAC - Carol Lukens, of First Weber, maintains eagles have no problems with people and that the Ferry Bluff Eagle Council needs to stop fighting with the village about the Nonn development...John Keefe of FBEC said the council appreciates the cooperative work done on the condominium documents. He provided 14 points, mostly word changes for the board. With attorneys from the village of Prairie du Sac, Ken Nonn and FBEC the Specific Implementation Plan was revised. Keefe said specifically the mid-November through March 31 time period be defined as winter eagle season...The council's research indicates eagle watching brought in $1.2 million to the community during a time when business tends to be slow in the community. All other concerns about lighting, stormwater, retaining wall and the landscape plan had been addressed. After voting the approval of the SIP, trustee John Pletzer said he was not pleased that if he bought a condo for $200,000, if it were 45 degrees, he could not sit out on his riverfront balcony without incurring a $5,000 fine from the condo association.

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