New Pier Grandfathering Legislation Signed Into Law - Wisconsin REALTORS® Association New Pier Grandfathering Legislation Signed Into Law By: Tom Larson On April 2, 2012, Governor Walker signed into law 2011 Wisconsin Act 167, legislation that grandfathers almost all existing piers. In addition, the new law eliminates the pier registration requirement and creates new standards for piers placed on or after April 17, 2012. Finally, the new law guarantees that waterfront property owners have a right to place a pier, even if the property is located in areas that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) considers to be environmentally significant. Background In 2007, Wisconsin lawmakers enacted a law that attempted to grandfather 99 percent of the existing piers from DNR permi... 05/03/2012

As I was recently working with buyers that were looking at lake homes for sale in Waukesha County Wisconsin and Waukesha County Lake Homes the charming people asked me Tom Braatz, Why do they call it the "Lake Country in Waukesha County Wisconsin"? . Many have explantions about the lakes, the wonderful people, as well as everything there is to see and do in Waukesha County but it also refers to the geography and where it sits in regards to everytrhing in the Waukesha County Life . By definition by Wikipedia the Lake Country is called such "Because of its large number of lakes, the northwestern corner of Waukesha County is referred to as "Lake Country" by local residents. It includes Pewaukee, Delafield, Hartland, Merton, Nashotah, Chenequa, Okauchee Lake, Oconomowoc, Summit, and Lac La ... 06/27/2011