tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post1877359830690086379..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Walker's Politics of Indifference ignores base, basicsJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-22842881815342409842018-01-18T17:13:45.267-06:002018-01-18T17:13:45.267-06:00And let's not forget the latest attack on publ...And let's not forget the latest attack on public access to water, disguised as a way to provide access to fishing for the disabled. http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/landowner-prompts-effort-to-block-public-access-to-certain-dammed/article_69973ad5-12a6-5b54-a855-fa8e20cf85c6.html<br /><br />"If enacted, the bill would take away the DNR’s authority to redesignate as navigable any waters deepened by dams if the owner is enrolled in the federal restoration program like the one offered by the Fish and Wildlife Service.<br /><br />The owners would also be exempted from local shoreland zoning laws aimed at preventing runoff from construction projects or storm water from degrading water quality.AB 599’s author, Rep. Romaine Quinn, said “natural changes in water flows and rainfall” are good reasons for redesignation, but the DNR’s authority to act based on higher water levels caused by dams was an “unfortunate oversight” in current law.<br /><br />(Under the bill) once a determination of non-navigability is made for a stream and a dam is built that modifies the flow of that stream, the DNR cannot change the rules of the game and determine that the stream must now be opened to the public,” said Quinn, R-Rice Lake, at a recent hearing.<br /><br /><br />"After the vote, Rep. Jimmy Anderson, a Fitchburg Democrat, said the bill was poor public policy.<br /><br />“We must protect navigable waters because of the downstream effects they have on wildlife, recreation, and the quality of our rivers and lakes,” Anderson said. “Changing state law for one case is a terrible practice no matter how narrowly focused.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-91246127477925449592018-01-18T09:07:48.922-06:002018-01-18T09:07:48.922-06:00Yes. The goal is to privatize hunting and fishing ...Yes. The goal is to privatize hunting and fishing by making people afraid to hunt anywhere except on private land for which they must pay a fee. Exhibit 1: Scott Gunderson, appointed by Scott Walker to a top position in the DNR, once pushed for legislation that would have privatized thousands of miles of Wisconsin’s waterways, including portions of every trout stream in the state. The 2004 legislation, authored by Gunderson while he was representing the 83rd District (Waukesha) in the State Assembly, redefined “navigable waters” in a way that would have denied public access to between one third and one half of Wisconsin’s public waterways.<br /><br />Exhibit 2: In December of 2015, a DNR emergency rule relaxed requirements for deer farmers seeking a fencing certificate. Prior to the rule, farmers had to enroll in the CWD herd status program to obtain a certificate, but that’s no longer the case.<br /><br />Happy hunting y'all and kiss the out-of-state money good-bye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-68344965895883314972018-01-17T13:07:38.295-06:002018-01-17T13:07:38.295-06:00in answer to the question of who benefits from Wal...in answer to the question of who benefits from Walker's indifference to chronic wasting disease, my friends in the hunting and angling community, including many former DNR officials, say the answer is simple: the owners and operators of deer farms. I was amazed when I was told how many there are in Wisconsin.Rich Egglestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077251528176791770noreply@blogger.com