Q. Please describe the traffic problem you are seeing:
A. There is a serious water hazard in the large lake in New Town. It's the top of a extremely large tree that was not completely removed when the lake was developed. Usually it's about 2-4 inches below the surface, although it's occasionally visible. When it's lurking just underwater it's a hazard for kayakers, canoes, and swimmers (all of which can involve innocent children). According to state NID statutes this is a public use lake; therefore, the obstruction must be clearly marked with the prescribed federal inland waterway identifications.