I own lakefront property in Alton and have since 1948. I pay $9,800 in taxes a year. I bought the property in 1948 for $15,000. The quality of the lake and the times I have on the lake have decreased, and the taxes increase. I say boost the registration fees on all the boats. This will not only effect the lake front property owners, but it will also effect the yahoos from MA who come up Friday night, drive around like they own the lake, and then pack up and leave Sunday. These are the people that are hurting our lake, not the lake front property owners. We already pay enough in taxes, tax the weekend warriors, they are the ones that introduced milfoil to the lake, make them pay to clean it up!!!!!
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