Saturday, June 9, 2012

New AIS Law Coming From Shorewood

6/9/12

One the agenda for the 6/11 council meeting is a new Shorewood law that provides for a penalty for anyone who launches a boat at a public launch after refusing AIS inspection (in Shorewood, this is the Christmas Lake launch). The Insider believes this law will be approved with no problem. Violation will be cause for a misdemeanor citation with fines up to $1000 and 90 days in jail.

There seems to be some disagreement as to if the law is needed since some claim state law already covers this situation.

Mayor Lizee is going around saying this is a "beautifully written" law and other such platitudes are also being espoused. Obviously, this law will become one of the major accomplishments listed on her campaign literature this election season. Hopefully, voters will see this as just another incidence of Lizee taking credit for the work of others.

Happy Reading!
The Insider

2 comments:

  1. Something about a law being "beautifully written" seems odd.

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  2. I didn't think the State of Minnesota required inspections and that a watercraft owner could refuse inspection. I guess this issue will be decided in court and on the backs of residents.

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