increase font size Homemade ‘house float’ on Green Lake irks shorefront dwellers Houseboat-like structures anchored in one spot for days or weeks for recreational use are under fire. By Anne BerleantEllsworth American Share Jason Spinney, half owner of the pontoon-style floating structure pictured on the screen, speaks to city councilors and Green Lake shorefront property owners on April 19. Ellsworth American photo by Anne Berleant ELLSWORTH — The tension between lakefront residents and recreational users of Green Lake ticked up at an April 19 City Council meeting, in an agenda item sponsored by Councilor Heather Grindle. “It was brought to me by a number of folks,” she said.