OUR PLACE
Mad as hell and they’re not going to take it anymore!
Displaced lagoon slips renters, and many buoy renters, are still looking for some kind of change to the current situation and some action as a result. The Lake Geneva Lagoon has a lot going on. A year ago, the city voted to remove the city-owned piers. The piers, which were removed, were well over fifty years old and were in desperate need of repair, and were unsafe. The renters of those boat slips were told they would have a short delay in their boating season. Well, that has changed, and the short delay has turned into two boating seasons, plus the future of any lagoon slips returning is still unknown.
The lagoon needed included dam repairs, seawall repairs, and dredging, all have a big price tag. Confusion on who is responsible for the cost and a lack of cooperation in the shared responsibility have delayed progress. The Piers, Harbor, and Lakefront committee has spent over a year discussing the lagoon. The committee has looked at all that needs to be done very closely and is making a little progress. The dam repairs are done, but now the need for more is being looked into. The seawall is repaired at least on the south side, and the city side of the lagoon is finishing up right now. Dredging is at a standstill, but next on the to-do list. The pier installation continues to be pushed down the road.
The Piers, Harbor, and Lakefront Committee had different options for pier installation in the lagoon, and a couple of open water pier options were presented by a few pier companies. The open water pier options were very large and cost overwhelming many committee members. This option seemed to be dead in the water until the recent Committee of the Whole meeting, where approximately twenty residents spoke in favor of the open water pier system being brought back to the table for discussion, which would mean no more city boat slip rentals in the lagoon. There is no question that the needs of the city take precedence over those of the few boat slip and buoy renters, but defining those ‘needs’ can certainly be a matter of intense emotional discussion and action
