Kathy Mortensen Amery Realtor , Ryan Hanson Amery Realtor
Bear Trap Residents
COOPER & MADDIE
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Fast Facts
* 635,000 boats registered in Wisconsin
* Boats registered in IL, MN and Iowa add
hundreds of thousands to this total
* Fishing is the top activity enjoyed while in a
boat
* 16 people died in 2009 in boating accidents
* 81 % of boat operators in accidents had not
taken a safety course
Sources: Recreational Boating in Wisconsin:
The 2007 Survey; 2009 Wisconsin Boating
Program Report
* 635,000 boats registered in Wisconsin
* Boats registered in IL, MN and Iowa add
hundreds of thousands to this total
* Fishing is the top activity enjoyed while in a
boat
* 16 people died in 2009 in boating accidents
* 81 % of boat operators in accidents had not
taken a safety course
Sources: Recreational Boating in Wisconsin:
The 2007 Survey; 2009 Wisconsin Boating
Program Report
Videos:
SAFE BOATING:
SAFE BOATING:
scratch... itch... scratch... itch... scratch... it's driving me crazy WHAT IS IT??? WHAT CAN I DO??? (click here) |
| SWIMMERS' ITCH what is it? |
| PIER REGULATIONS CONFUSING???? ... to say the least!!!! GREAT NEWS!!! ... The CONFUSING pier grandfathering standards will be modified once again ... simplifying them ... and protecting the ability of waterfront property owners to place a pier. Legislation was introduced that seeks to streamline the permitting process by: 1. Grandfathering all piers placed before the effective date of the bill. 2. Allowing new piers to be placed without a permit if the surface area of the platform does not exceed 200 square feet, with no dimensional requirements or limits as to where the platform may be located on the pier. 3. Eliminating the registration requirement. |
FLOOD PLAIN DESIGNATIONS ON WAPOGASSET & BEAR TRAP ... Call RYAN HANSON (Lake Life Realty & LLR Property Mgmt) for guidance ... 612.875.7502 |
Polk County adopted new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) created by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in September 2011.
These new maps may have prompted your bank or mortgage
company to send you a letter requiring you to buy flood
insurance.
MANY PROPERTIES AROUND WAPOGASSET & BEAR TRAP
are INCORRECTLY shown on the FEMA map
as being in the floodplain!
Please note: Because of limitations of the map scale, it may not have been
possible for FEMA to show these areas as being outside the SFHA (Special
Flood Hazard Area) and so these areas have been incorrectly included in the
SFHA on the FIRM (flood insurance rate maps).
CHECK YOUR PROPERTY ... MAPS of LAKE WAPOGASSET & BEAR TRAP
showing the floodplain can be found below.
If portions of your property show up in a designated floodplain area ... (areas shown with ///
hashmarks) ... and you feel it is in error, FEMA has established administrative procedures to
change the designation of these properties. You will be required to submit a Letter of Map
Amendment (LOMA) with mapping/ survey information to FEMA and request that FEMA issue
a document that officially removes your property and/or structure from the SFHA.
If/when you should decide to sell your property, you'll want to make sure it won't be flagged as
requiring flood insurance. Flood insurance can cost upwards of $1,000/year ... $30,000+ on
a 30 year mortgage!!! The mortgage lender retains the perogative to require flood insurance
as a condition of providing financing.
QUESTIONS ... ???
Ryan Hanson (Lake Life Realty & Property Mgmt) can help you through
the process ... give him a call 612.875.7502
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| IS YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY REQUIRING YOU TO PAY FLOOD INSURANCE??? please read below for important information ... it's likely that your property IS NOT in the floodzone!!! |
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 2015
| VACATION PROPERTIES ... on Wapogasset Bear Trap If you have a vacation property on WBT you'd like posted , please contact Kathy ... wbtmort@yahoo.com or 715-497-0200. |
| LINCOLN TOWNSHIP BURNING ORDINANCE (click here) |
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| Garfield Township: burning ordinance not only requires a permit for all open burning, but ALSO makes it illegal to have open fires within thirty-five feet of any named lake, fires wash into our waters causing more phosphorus to enter our lakes and rivers. |
| LAKE WAPOGASSET BEAR TRAP C O N S E R V A N C Y August 2015 |
The Lake Wapogasset and Bear Trap Conservancy has been formed to work
toward the preservation of our lakes, and occupies itself exclusively with the
promotion of the natural, scenic, recreational and productive value of the lakes. It is
a newly formed, tax exempt organization under the WBT Sanitary District and in
conjunction with the Lake Association. Board members include the appointed
chairperson, Presidents of the Sanitary District and Lake Association, and a
member of the Balsam Branch Partnership.
toward the preservation of our lakes, and occupies itself exclusively with the
promotion of the natural, scenic, recreational and productive value of the lakes. It is
a newly formed, tax exempt organization under the WBT Sanitary District and in
conjunction with the Lake Association. Board members include the appointed
chairperson, Presidents of the Sanitary District and Lake Association, and a
member of the Balsam Branch Partnership.
HELP FUND THE CONSERVANCY'S FIRST PROJECT
GOAL: $20,000
ALL CONTRIBUITONS WILL BE FULLY TAX DEDUCTIBLE
checks should be made out to:
Lake Wapogasset & Bear Trap Lake Conservancy
with "Conservancy" on the memo line.
MAIL TO: LWBT Conservancy - 777 So. Shore Drive - Amery, WI 54001
The Conservancy's first project is nearing groundbreaking.. It's located near
Wallace Drive on Lake Wapogasset which sends nutrients to the lake during rain
events. The project will essentially place a damned up construction area, with a
sediment control basin. It will eliminate a significant source of continued
phosphorus over the decades into Lake Wapogasset.
The goal is to raise $20,000. If we are fortunate enough to raise funds in excess of
our goal they will be held in reserve for the next conservation opportunity. There
are a small number of potential high impact projects that the Sanitary District, Lake
Association and Polk County have identified as opportunities around our lake that
will have the most impact on our water quality.
Mike Masterson, President
Committee members: Dave Erspamer
Jane Johnson
Dave Nelson
Wallace Drive on Lake Wapogasset which sends nutrients to the lake during rain
events. The project will essentially place a damned up construction area, with a
sediment control basin. It will eliminate a significant source of continued
phosphorus over the decades into Lake Wapogasset.
The goal is to raise $20,000. If we are fortunate enough to raise funds in excess of
our goal they will be held in reserve for the next conservation opportunity. There
are a small number of potential high impact projects that the Sanitary District, Lake
Association and Polk County have identified as opportunities around our lake that
will have the most impact on our water quality.
Mike Masterson, President
Committee members: Dave Erspamer
Jane Johnson
Dave Nelson