Under a cold, overcast and wet sky Monday, U.S. Senator John Thune got a first hand look at the flooding on Lake Thompson in Kingsbury County….
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/thuneltom1.mp3|titles=thuneltom1]Thune thinks work on a permanent solution to the flooding on Lake Thompson needs to start now…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/thuneltom2.mp3|titles=thuneltom2]Thune says it will be important for counties, especially south of the lake to work together to improve drainage on Lake Thompson. Gary Justesen (JUS-ta-son) President of the Four Lakes Improvement Association at Lake Thompson say it means lot that Thune made time to visit…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/thuneltom3.mp3|titles=thuneltom3]Justesen is hopeful Thune can assist in bringing about change…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/thuneltom4.mp3|titles=thuneltom4]As for the current crisis, Thune says there is no good answer…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/thuneltom5.mp3|titles=thuneltom5]Thune compared looking across the lake similar to looking across Lake Michigan where you can not see the other side. He will visit flooded areas near Watertown on Thursday.
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