Legislation would rewrite old water laws to increase waterfront property rights

The Assembly Committee on Environment and Forestry passed a bill Tuesday that would alter current laws regulating water bodies and wetlands to help restore rights to waterfront property owners. Under current law, individuals’ requests to dredge or build on wetlands and other water bodies near or on their own properties are heavily scrutinized, Tracy Hames, Wisconsin … Continue reading Legislation would rewrite old water laws to increase waterfront property rights