POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) -- Polk County leaders said Tuesday they are closer to getting a swim area/vessel exclusion zone approved by the state of Florida.

The plan aims to prevent partying, loud music and trespassing in an area of Lake Winterset, which has been a popular spot for, sometimes unruly, boaters for years.

"You're going to go and horseplay and be violent, there's no place for that at all in the county,” said commissioner Michael Scott during Tuesday’s county commission meeting.

“We are going to ensure that we have safety for our swimmers and families, that we are not going to have people that make bad choices and then get into a boat that could possibly go into a swim area,” said commissioner Becky Troutman during the meeting.

Last week, a video went viral showing a fight b

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