As Bloomfield ponders incorporation, residents unsure if it will be the best way to preserve their laid-back lifestyle.
A boat sits along the shore of Pell Lake, in the heart of Bloomfield Township. Residents are considering incorporation as a way to preserve their laid back lifestyle.
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Bloomfield Township resident Frank Chesen is in favor of incorporating a portion of the town as a way for residents to gain more local control over land-use rules. Chesen has been a resident since 1948.
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Dan Walker, outside Uncle Suz blues bar across from the lake, says most residents believe incorporation has more benefits for the township, but they’re afraid of more government intervention.
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Linda Heathscott, an 11-year resident, of Bloomfield Township, arranges items while holding a recent rummage sale.
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Tom Effenheim, a retired pilot, and his wife, Judy, were the third couple to build in the Lake Aire Estates subdivision of Bloomfield Township.
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The Bloomfield Wildlife Area preserves some of the remaining untouched wetland in the township.
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Powers Lake lies on the eastern edge of what would become the village of Bloomfield if efforts to incorporate succeed.
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The state has approved the incorporation of a portion of Bloomfield Township in far southeastern Walworth County, including the area pictured at left, which is along Pell Lake. However, those who live in the proposed incorporation area must vote on the measure in a Nov. 8 referendum. About 2,000 registered voters live in the area that could become a village.
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