Quote Originally Posted by raporter View Post
Does anyone know exactly what those enhancement fees are supposed to enhance?
Never mind,

Did a little looking and found this..
The money -- totaling $10.8 million in the last three years -- is supposed to go toward sediment removal, controlling invasive plants and animals and marine law enforcement patrols, but instead has been transferred elsewhere.

Still prefer Mitch over the last three bozos we had, however if monies are not needed for the intended purpose then they should quit collecting it.
Marine law enforcement patrols are considered lake enhancement? This is another tax that needs to go away. By the governor's own admission, they don't need the money for lake enhancement. I doubt they do anything with the money other than buy law enforcement gear and pay wages out of it.

When I go to Illinois, I catch fish almost everywhere I go, and usually some nice ones each trip. When I go places in Indiana, I rarely catch numbers of fish, some decent ones, but the numbers are never there.

They should have just a nominal boat fee, based on how big your boat is, and that is it. No other tack ons. A guy in Evansville shouldn't be paying for Lake Michigan stuff, and vice versa.

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