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Vandalism is increasing around Lake Geneva.
Every city deals with this issue and unfortunately this includes Lake Geneva. The scope of damage the city deals with, for the most part, is minor. Signage damage or removal randomly occurs, but defacing with spray paint is a common form of vandalism. The Riviera fountain, mainly the angel that adorns the top, has been vandalized regularly every summer season. This summer the angel has been protected with a surveillance camera and has been successful in deterring any vandalism.
The Dunn Field building seems to be a magnet for vandals and the repairs in this area are some of the more costly for the city. There is no way to stop incidents completely. The Dunn Field building includes bathrooms, and at the request of many have been left unlocked at night. This has resulted in vandalism and that’s been disappointing. Vandalism occurs each and every time the bathrooms are left open at night, and the damage has cost the city approximately $1,000 each time. The Dunn Field building, in general, has damage to it. One of the main issues is it is not clearly visible from the road.
Could the field house benefit from city cameras like the Riviera and the fountain? These bathrooms are conveniently located near the skate park, dog park, and the free parking lot that is very much used. It would be nice for residents and visitors to feel safe in this area and have the convenience of the facilities.
Another wave of wildfire smoke from Canada drifted into Wisconsin last week.
The smoke and haze covered the blue summer skies and raised concern about what to do with regards to the increasing frequency of fires. More than 100 million people have been under air quality alerts, from Wisconsin to Vermont and down to North Carolina, as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to blow south. Air quality in both Canada and the United States has been affected, as more than 500 active wildfires are raging across Canada. Some fires are so out of control officials have no choice but to leave them burning. Canadian firefighters have received help from ten countries that have deployed their own firefighters to help control the flames and put out the ones threatening communities whose residents have scrambled to evacuate. Some may be wondering why many of the fires are being allowed to burn unchecked. Massive fires burning in remote areas, like some of those currently burning in northwestern Quebec, are often too out of control to do anything about.
Of the 522 fires currently burning, 262 are listed as out of control across Canada. Along with remoteness and distance from people, terrain is another factor. Some of the fires are being allowed to burn simply because they are too treacherous for firefighters to even attempt to tackle. More work needs to be done to reduce the opportunity for future wildfires, which may someday end in catastrophic tragedy. More work needs to be done to reduce the opportunity for future wildfires, which may someday end in catastrophic tragedy. As Canadians near the fires evacuate while firefighters try to save their homes and communities, other, bigger fires burn freely with no way to control them, and people in the US will continue breathing in unhealthy smoke.
