I used to boat... and ride a Yamaha Waverunner.
The advent of the three-seater allowed more vessels to operate closer to shore.
Since they now are seeing bigger problems with nutrient erosion into the lakes... they want to stop that erosion.
So they are probably going to seek a reset...
Making the 300' rule on the ''ski craft'' doesn't seem to settle the problem from the lake side.
The other option is to go hard against the shore line owners... something that doesn't seem quite fair.
They obviously want to lower the incidence of blooms, more importantly keep them from expanding. Since the quality of the lakes effects all owners (residents), the means to achieve that in a balanced manner is what they are seeking.
I just don't think the precedent they set with defining a specific vessel (ski craft) and placing special restrictions on them is something they should keep doing. Set one standard for everyone.
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