Town of Merton adopts ordinance restricting wake-enhancing features on Lake Keesus, Moose Lake

Town of Merton adopts ordinance restricting wake-enhancing features on Lake Keesus, Moose Lake

After years of debate, the Town of Merton unanimously approved an ordinance Monday restricting the use of wake-enhancing features on boats on Lake Keesus and Moose Lake.The ordinance prohibits operating boats in an artificially wake-enhanced mode and restricts the use of equipment such as ballast tanks, ballast bags, mechanical fins, and hydrofoils used to create larger wakes.Craig Snyder, a Lake Keesus resident and member of the Lake Country Wa…