Below is Wisconsin Lakes’ update on what’s happening in the State to fix the shoreland zoning changes enacted with the Act 55 budget approval. Here is a link to view this Alert in a browser.

A recent article in the Spooner Advocate demonstrates action steps are building to rescind shoreland zoning changes as passed in Act 55:

“Individuals and lake organizations are mobilizing in northern Wisconsin to try to get a recently passed law that affects shoreline zoning rescinded,

Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association has had Wisconsin Act 55 interpreted and is sharing this document. Act 55 prohibits Counties from enacting shoreland ordinance provisions more restrictive than the State law and reduces other shoreland protections.