How about telling some of the lake owners to stop dumping crap into the lake (raking leaves, grass clippings). I've seen it done, especially on the channel. And while we're at it, how about the lake owners taking better care to ensure the quality of the lake? Like taking better care of the shoreline, stop using excess fertilizer and chemicals on their manicured lawns (that end up in the lake, which encourages weed growth, thus more sediment)? Until the lake owners clean up themselves, I see no way that ANY referendum will pass.

Don't make people pay for it that do not get a benefit. I also agree that the manicured lawn people are letting fertilizer run into the lake and promote weed growth, that turns into sediment. I compost and it does not take much to develop a lot of new dirt from dead leaves and grass clippings. Get creative about financing. We really do not need more taxes to pay for this.

In response to Mark in Nashotah....as a lake owner, I can assure you that I do NOT put "crap" into the lake. The problem is non-lake living people and non-Delafield residents who bring their boats and jet skiis onto the lake and cause problems. The problem also stems from the building of Carriage Hills and building around the Bark River that causes run off into our lake. Why should only certain lake resients pay for the dredging? Why aren't all Delafield residents paying, especially when they also bring their boats onto the lake for enjoyment? Make it fair....that's all we ask!!!

In response to Lisa ... "especially when they also bring their boats onto the lake for enjoyment". Are you kidding? Have you actually driven around the rest of Delafield? Non lake residents that own boats are in the minority. Frankly we've got better things to do. The most use we get of the lake is when we drive by on the south end and see the view (and the view won't change even if the lake is only 6 inches deep). When I bought my home in Delafield I knew I'd have to spend money on upkeep of the house and yard. When you bought your (expensive) home on the lake you should have figured the same. If you didn't, shame on you!

In response to Jim......for your information, I do not have an "expensive house on the lake". I don't live on the lake...I have lake access. Shame on you for assuming everyone has an expensive house on the lake. Yes, I have driven around Delafield and see many, many boats in driveways, so it's not such a far fetched notion that Delafield residents enjoy the lake. In case you are not familiar with the terms of the dredging, the City wants only certain lake property owners to pay for the dredging...and might I add some were in the tens of thousands of dollars and other owners pay nothing but enjoy the benefit of the cleaner lake. We are all in favor of a cleaner lake and dredging, but we want it to be a fair system. The City wants all Delafield tax payers to pay for the silt catch basin in the Bark River, but they only want a few people to pay for a million dollar dredging deal. Do you really think that's fair???? As I stated in my other comments, a lot of this silt came from the Carriage Hills building run-off and run-off from the Bark River. We did not cause this and we should not have to foot the bill. Also, where does the money go that non-residets have to pay when they launch their boat from the public launch in Nagawicka Park?? Why can't that money be used to pay for the dredging? Also, as one person stated in the past, we do not own the water in the lake...it's owned by the State. We only own the land that butts up to the lake. Shouldn't the State help pay for this? I'm not here to argue with anyone, but there are more questions than answers to this problem at this time.

I've lived in Delafield for the last four years and have never put my foot into Nagawicka Lake. For non lake owners such as myself, there is no convenient way for us to even enjoy the lake. As for what Jim stated here, the only enjoyment we get out of the lake is to drive past it on the south side, where there is not even a spot to legally park. So the experience lasts a whole 30 seconds! You lake owners need to take responsibility for your own dredging and not expect others to pick up the tab for you. When I spent 10K to revamp my backyard last year in order to make it more accessible and livable, I paid for it myself and didn't expect the hard working residents of the city of Delafield to pay for it. Hey! How about....I don't like who our nation elected for President of the United States! Can we take a revote on that???!! Ya, didnt think so!