On Tuesday, Polk County officials banned boats from parts of three Florida lakes and struck down noise exceptions. Lakes Winterset, Clinch, and Ariana now face strict limits.
The changes mark off swim-only zones to stop wild parties and trespassing. Break these rules? You’ll face steep costs: up to $500 in fines plus two months behind bars. Officers started watching right away.
This crackdown follows an Aug. 2 brawl at Lake Winterset where police locked up eight people aged 17 to 40. “We’ve made five arrests in the last three days,” said Lt. Jason Varnadore with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, according to WTSP…