The recent Geneva Lake Environmental Agency study has been beneficial for Williams Bay’s officials to plan for the future.  The study revealed that Williams Bay had a lower isotope count in their water than some neighboring communities and thus indicated that the water is very high quality.  Another significant finding was that the lake’s recharge area is much larger than the lake’s surface watershed region, making surrounding residents more aware of just how large the area is where water seeps through the soil and goes back into the lake’s groundwater supply.  These findings will have some bearings on future growth in the area.  Officials hope to retain Geneva Lake’s natural beauty which continues to attract homebuyers and visitors to the region.

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New studies of Geneva Lake WI have revealed what many resident’s already believed about the lake—that is truly is a ‘gem,’ as reported at Lake Geneva Regional News online.  New information about this beautiful lake was discovered through a recent Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey which studied the groundwater flow model.  Over the span of a few months, the project, which was led by Madeline Gotkowitz, revealed that inflow and outflow of water conveyed to and from Geneva Lake has not really changed much since pre-development times; thus the municipal well pumping is not significantly affecting the lake and is not negatively impacting the streams and tributaries either.

Many stakeholders were amazed to find out that the size of the groundwater recharge area (this is defined as “the area in which water that seeps through the soil goes back into the lake’s groundwater supply area”).  The groundwater recharge area of the lake actually extends south of Walworth almost to the state line, goes west of Walworth and Fontana into the Township of Walworth and reaches not far from the southwest area of another lake (i.e. Delavan Lake); but on the northeast part of Geneva Lake, the recharge region is less than the surface watershed.  All this new information leads Gotkowitz to explain that it isn’t likely that they’d see problems with the water quality, though they will still need to keep an eye out for surface water runoff as usual.

This study was conducted in order to discover the potential effects of future development on the lake and groundwater, the effects of groundwater pumping use on the local springs, wetland areas, streams, and Geneva Lake.  For more information on the purpose and results of the study visit Lake Geneva Regional News online.

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Walworth Wisconsin is seriously considering working for a border agreement with a neighboring village, as discussed by Plan Commission officials in last week’s meeting.  Town officials are focusing on coming to a border agreement with the village of Walworth, as Wisconsin’s state law allows cities or villages to annex land from neighboring towns at the property owner’s request.  By this agreement, Walworth Wisconsin town officials hope to protect their tax base and keep their borders intact.  Fontana Wisconsin has already developed an agreement with the village of Walworth that would limit what areas of land the village could annex from the town of Walworth; this border runs along the railroad track and goes by school district lines.  A main objective in Walworth Town officials’ minds is to prevent the neighboring villages from having a vote in large scale developments with the intent of controlled growth in the area; thus the town of Walworth is looking for a sort of ‘good faith’ bond with the village of Walworth and other surrounding towns.

For more information on Walworth WI’s border agreement intentions visit Lake Geneva Regional News online.

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Over the last few months, Grand Geneva resort representatives have been discussing the possibility of annexing into the city of Lake Geneva.  However, it looks as though the idea does not have enough City Council member support as of yet to move forward with a petition to start the annexation process.  According to Lake Geneva Regional News online, a recent ‘straw poll’ on the annexation matter revealed that they did not have at least six aldermen that were firmly in favor of annexing.

The Grand Geneva resort in Lake Geneva is the largest resort in the area and attracts a huge following of tourism, and thus, money into the city of Lake Geneva already.  Nevertheless, an annexation into Lake Geneva WI could bring an estimated $700,000-800,000 more via property and room tax revenues.  Though there are mixed feelings as to the pros and cons of the addition of this resort officially into the city boundaries, city officials will look into the matter more before moving ahead with anything.

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Bloomfield Wisconsin’s recent request to become a village has some nearby Wisconsin cities concerned, according to a recent article from Lake Geneva News online.  

A few Bloomfield residents are seeking to incorporate a 21-square mile region of the town which would include Pell Lake, Lake Ivanhoe and Nippersink.  Though officials representing Bloomfield have assured surrounding cities and villages that most of the area to be incorporated is zoned for conservation use only and could not be built on, there are still concerns.  

Genoa City and Lake Geneva officials are worried that the incorporation would inhibit the growth of their own communities and want to compromise for another solution to satisfy both sides.  If a compromise cannot be reached they are also prepared to fight the request at the state level.

For more on the proposed incorporation of Bloomfield WI visit Lake Geneva News.

The Lake Geneva Wisconsin Plan Commission agreed in their last meeting to hold off considering another plan for the Hummel property developers until after the city’s Smart Growth comprehensive plan is completed.  This Smart Growth plan is required by state statues to be complete by the end of December of 2009 and will need to be adopted by all city officials.

Needless to say, developers of the Hummel property were not pleased to hear this, as they will have to wait another couple of years before any possible development will be made.  Their original plans included a large scale housing development for residential, single-family, multifamily, seniors, and townhouse units at the southeast side of the city near Big Foot Beach State Park.

The city officials do not feel that it is time for a development this large and in that location, and wish to wait until after the Smart Growth Plan is finished.

Lake Geneva Wisconsin will have to look more closely at building a comprehensive master plan in the coming months. This will all be in line with Wisconsin’s state Smart Growth legislation which requires all participating cities to have a plan on how much growth they will allow over the next 20 years in their respective areas; state law dictates that this plan must be in place by 2010.

Moving forward with the comprehensive plan, at the end of May the Lake Geneva city council approved public participation in each phase of the process for arriving at a reasonable and agreeable comprehensive plan. The Smart Growth legislation requires this public input in meetings and offers the opportunity for residents to participate in workshops, surveys, exhibits, and an open house for feedback; this should alleviate the feeling of disconnect that many property owners have with city officials.

For more on the comprehensive plan for Lake Geneva visit Lake Geneva Regional News online.