1. Continue to inform and educate the membership of land and lake use laws and regulations and support the Lake Beulah Management District, the Town, County and State in their enforcement with emphasis on lake weeds, shore lands management and landscaping.

2. Continue working with the Wisconsin DNR, LBMD, our members, volunteers and other experts to monitor and improve the overall health of Lake Beulah's fish, wildlife, forests and aquatic ecosystem. We will continue to pursue the latest state of the art water quality monitoring and reporting techniques; obtain available training to carry out these tasks; and summarize results in reports for meaningful interpretation and follow up.

3. Monitor, comment and take actions representing the mission, views and interests of the Association regarding proposed developments that may affect the Lake and its surrounding environs including but not limited to the Village well.

4. Continue to support local area educational outreaches of the youth such as the annual “Water Education Days” for students hosted at and in partnership with Edwards YMCA Camp.

5. Continue to monitor, review, and comment on boating laws and water safety issues.

6. Partner with Walworth County’s Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention program to educate, minimize, and reduce the potential of invasive species entering Lake Beulah water ways.

Here, in a PDF format, you will find the Village of East Troy’s “Smart Growth” plan | Smart Growth maps (these are two separate large files and may take some time to open) This document contains important information about the potential development of our surrounding lake environs.

We encourage you to read the document and forward any concerns or suggestions to the LBPIA email address at lakebeulahpia@gmail.com

COMMENTS AND RESPONSE OF THE LAKE BEULAH PROTECTIVE AND IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, (INSERT OTHERS) REGARDING THE VILLAGE OF EAST TROY’S 2030 COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY PLAN

Gathering Waters: Smart Growth Law Threatened

What is Smart Growth?

The 1999 Comprehensive Planning law, commonly referred to as "Smart Growth," requires Wisconsin communities to create long range land use plans by 2010. Smart Growth was created and is supported by many groups including farmers, local governments, realtors, builders, and riparian property owners. The goal of Smart Growth is to have citizens determine how they want to their communities to grow. Comprehensive planning is an important tool that can help protect property values for landowners, lower costs for municipal services, and preserve special places for future generations.

This popular and successful law enables local governments to make locally based land use decisions about the best ways for them to grow into the future. These plans allow communities to decide where growth occurs, where treasured resources will be protected and to better plan for the cost effective delivery of services like sewer, water and schools. The law requires that the voices of private property owners and the public be heard in the plan creation process.

Many communities have already adopted Smart Growth plans and the overwhelming majority of citizens are supportive of the planning process.

How does Smart Growth affect my lake?

The quality of our lakes is dependent on the health of their watersheds. Nothing has a more profound effect on our lakes than the decisions we make on how we use the land that surrounds them. Planning helps guide future decisions to preserve water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, and lakefront property values.

Local citizens, who best know their lakes and lake issues, must be part of land use planning decisions. Maintaining the right to an open planning process guarantees that the citizens who live on, use, and enjoy our lakes will help determine their future.

"Communities that have implemented or finished the Smart Growth process have found that it benefits everyone," says WAL Executive Director Peter Murray. "Good planning ensures that there is certainty about where and how development can be implemented to serve the needs of growth while protecting our natural resources. "

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