Post Lakes commissioners say Town of Elcho will not act on enhanced wake‑sport ordinance while related lawsuit proceeds
March 21, 2026 | Post Lake, Langlade County, Wisconsin
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The Post Lakes Protection & Rehabilitation District’s commissioners were told the Town of Elcho will not take action on the enhanced wake‑sport ordinances the district proposed in November 2025 while a related lawsuit elsewhere proceeds.
Jeff McKinney, who represented the Town of Elcho at the quarterly meeting, said Elcho’s board has not changed its position and is awaiting the outcome of litigation in Burnett County. He noted that a lawsuit filed against the Township of Scott, which passed a similar enhanced ordinance, is scheduled for trial Oct. 26, 2026.
Commissioners discussed broader activity at the state level but said meaningful statewide legislation on enhanced wake boating appears unlikely in the near term. Chair John Steber and other participants described frustration on both sides of the local debate.
A representative of the Elcho‑Schoepke Watersports Alliance reiterated the group’s continued commitment to the proposal it submitted to the district on Aug. 2, 2025; the minutes record persistent disagreement between proponents and opponents but do not show any formal action by the district on the ordinance at this meeting.
Commissioners recommended that concerned citizens copy Wisconsin State Senator Cory Tomczyk, chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government, on correspondence about enhanced wake boating. The minutes do not record any board vote or new ordinance adoption at this meeting.
The meeting record does not identify any formal response from the plaintiffs or defendants in the Township of Scott case; the minutes only note the trial date and that Elcho is waiting for that outcome before acting.
Jeff McKinney, who represented the Town of Elcho at the quarterly meeting, said Elcho’s board has not changed its position and is awaiting the outcome of litigation in Burnett County. He noted that a lawsuit filed against the Township of Scott, which passed a similar enhanced ordinance, is scheduled for trial Oct. 26, 2026.
Commissioners discussed broader activity at the state level but said meaningful statewide legislation on enhanced wake boating appears unlikely in the near term. Chair John Steber and other participants described frustration on both sides of the local debate.
A representative of the Elcho‑Schoepke Watersports Alliance reiterated the group’s continued commitment to the proposal it submitted to the district on Aug. 2, 2025; the minutes record persistent disagreement between proponents and opponents but do not show any formal action by the district on the ordinance at this meeting.
Commissioners recommended that concerned citizens copy Wisconsin State Senator Cory Tomczyk, chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government, on correspondence about enhanced wake boating. The minutes do not record any board vote or new ordinance adoption at this meeting.
The meeting record does not identify any formal response from the plaintiffs or defendants in the Township of Scott case; the minutes only note the trial date and that Elcho is waiting for that outcome before acting.
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