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Article: BIG CEDAR LAKE Group gets $200,000 to buy shore property Anglers, boaters fear pollution control project will reduce public access
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- February 1, 1997
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The state Department of Natural Resources announced Friday that
it had granted a private group more than $200,000 for the purchase
of land along Big Cedar Lake.
The project has proved divisive, pitting anglers and boaters
seeking access to the Washington County lake against the private,
non-profit organization backing the project.
A leading member of those opposed to DNR funding has vowed to
appeal the decision in court.
At issue for anglers and boaters is a net loss of parking spots
at the lake as a result of the project.
To the Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation, and the DNR, the
initiative will mean cleaner water and an appropriate measure of
access for a lake of Big Cedar's size.
The ...