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STOP BIG BROTHER FROM DRAMATICALLY RESTRICTING POWERBOATING ON THE LOWER FOX

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Ryan Rasmussen
7 years ago

Lower needs to stay fully recreational!

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colleen
7 years ago

Lived on the river all my life, 62 years old. Still own a canoe, runabout, and pontoon. I have always believed the size of the boats should be limited, no wake by gas and beaches but the river is too narrow down here to accommodate this. Fix the no brainers and remove 40' and above, give us a break at the gas pumps and beaches.

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Austin Hobday
7 years ago

Below of the Algonquin dam is the perfect place for a water trail. You will significantly lower peoples property value if this passes. There is many people on the lower river who live there because they have boats. No one that is serious about powerboating is going to move into a long no wake section.

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Samantha Brooks
7 years ago

Even if they were to pass this, it would still be unsafe for unmotorized boats to be out at the same time as motorized boats. Paddle boats, canoes, etc. still have plenty of time and room available to them during the week, in the mornings, and in the evenings on the weekends and holidays. Leave the lower river alone.

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jerry m laverdiere
7 years ago

total agreement

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Jim Stoltz
7 years ago

I live on the river in that stretch and it’s hard to even read this. This is the first I am hearing of this.

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John Greve
7 years ago

The Fox is a Federal waterway. Who can transform it to an "Ecosystem Water Trail"? Busiest waterway in the country for pleasure boating....

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Heather Vandermeir
7 years ago

Absolutely can’t allow this to happen

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Judith Hanks
7 years ago

WTF are they going to compensate everyone for drop in property values, cost of boats, docks etc?

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Colin Murray
7 years ago

This will never work as planned

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Joseph vandermeir
7 years ago

We Must All stand together and support this petition,frankly can’t even believe this what’s next??

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Nancy Nelson
7 years ago

Leave us alone

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Larry Hanks
7 years ago

There is no way in hell we can let this happen

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Julie Lewis
7 years ago

As a prospective buyer of a property on the Lower Fox River, I would forego a purchase along this part of the River is this plan were passed and instigated. The threat to waterfront front property values is real.

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Robert Mayer
7 years ago

Property values would plummet and destroy the local economy

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Lance Brayton
7 years ago

Leave the river the way it is

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Cindy Lee Abitua
7 years ago

This would be a loss of property value and a loss for business!

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john biba
7 years ago

leave the lower river alone! keep all your maddigan politics in chicago

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Linda Hilbert
7 years ago

We need to stop this crazy plan

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Jim Hilbert
7 years ago

To much government now