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I am new to this forum but have had property on Blackhawk island for over 40 years. I do not claim to be an expert in any way but here are a couple of comments and then a question.....As far as I know windmills never really pay for themselves and need subsidies. In other words they would not financially benefit us. Windmills go way way down into the earth. The 5 to 10 feet of sediment would not matter much. Worse case you build up around or go a little deeper with their foundations. After all, Japan builds cities and airports on bad soil. If that didn't work, who says the windmills have to be on the islands far from the main electrical connection lines. We can put them wherever it is cheapest and use the funds for whatever we want. If they are a source of income why don't we have them now for anything we want to use the funds for? Windmills would be a distraction and lead us in the wrong direction. That being said I really don't know much about them.People who are in favor of draining the lake. It is a fantasy that will never happen and should not happen. The lake brings revenue even in it's current state. Draining it might bring other interested people but far from the revenue the lake brings. In addition, the lake was man made in the past and to me there is a responsibility to keep it because people bought homes around the lake of which the value is greatly dependent on the lake. You don't just destroy peoples property values like that. Besides like someone previously said there are plenty of marshlands if you want to visit them.To me first things first, control the erosion and pollutants into the lake. Then think about islands and other fun fantasy type things.Dredging 10,000, 5,000 acres or whatever it would be sounds ridiculously expensive. I don't know how we would pay for that.OK, enough talk about things I don't know enough about. I have questions?1-We are not reinventing the wheel. How have other lake communities improved or maintained their water quality and water levels?2-About the erosion. I always hear about the farm lands washing into the lake causing the silt and low lake levels. The lake is 10,000 acres. Where exactly does all this sediment come from? You would think there would be angry or devastated farmers who have lost their previously farmed land to the lake? Why wouldn't they take steps to protect their land with rip rap? Is it a cost issue? Wouldn't it be in everyone's best financial interest , WI and residents , if the state and lake owners worked together to require erosion control rip-rap for all shoreline properties? The state gets more taxes, higher lake levels equating to more business around the lake. Owners get increased property values.The state could have options to get it done:1) Subsidize it 50/50 with residents on a voluntary basis.2)Residents vote on it and if a vast majority of owners, say 60% want it then the state creates a special tax district, borrows the money, charge ALL the residents over 15 years and does the job all around the lake. This is what we did in my neighborhood when we went from wells to taping into the city water. You can't please everyone but if the vast majority want it then you do it.