• The Washburn County Campground Ordinance was five years in creating and passing and the first test of it seemed to work. According to the Spooner Advocate...
After a five-year moratorium on campground and resort expansion within the county, the Washburn County Zoning Committee on Tuesday, July 22, approved 4-1 an additional 31 large campsites for Brad & Kay Campground on Twin Lakes in Chicog Township.The vote came after members of the public voiced both opposition and support...
The Chicog Town Board previously approved 50 new sites, the number requested by the owners, Brad and Kay Rundhaug. The township did not place any
conditions on the expansion...
Several committee members said since the town board, the board with local knowledge of the site, had given approval, they had confidence to give their approval.
The expansion will go before the county board for a final vote.
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Numerous newspapers, including the Washburn County Register reported the following...
A meeting between Washburn, Sawyer and Rusk counties to develop a coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan will be held at the Sawyer Community Senior Center, 15856 E. 5th Street, Hayward, on Thursday, Aug. 14, beginning at 1 p.m. This meeting is a joint effort between the three counties and is being coordinated through their human services and aging units.
The meeting is open to the public, and all interested individuals, elected officials at all levels and transit providers are encouraged to attend the meeting. Attendees will assist in identifying transportation needs of individuals with disabilities, older adults and people with low incomes; provide input into strategies for meeting locally identified needs; and assist in prioritizing transportation services for funding and implementation. Information collected at this meeting will be used to develop the public transit-human services transportation plan.
Persons residing in Washburn, Sawyer, and Rusk counties or providing transit services within the counties who are unable to attend the meeting may submit written comments on existing, new, or improved transit services to: Sheldon Johnson, Northwest Regional Planning Commission, 1400 South River Street, Spooner, WI 54801 or by e-mail to sjohnson@nwrpc.com. — submitted
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Wisconsin Way Update...NewsoftheNorth.Net made these editorial comments regarding Wisconsin Way.
The Wisconsin Way is on the road again this summer holding public forums around the state and listening to ideas and solutions from citizens on how to revise the current state tax system to make it function better for funding public services without penalizing any group.
However, the group behind the initiative has canceled the public forums that were to be held in Superior on Aug. 7 and Rhinelander on Aug. 12.
According to Jennifer Sereno of Wood Communications Group, a spokesperson for the group reached by phone, Wisconsin Way organizers decided to cancel the two meetings, the only ones in the northern part of the state, because, according to Sereno, there was not enough interest from local people who had participated in the meetings over the winter to warrant holding more meetings this summer.
According to the press release, "leaders of the Wisconsin Way effort are working with a nonpartisan team of budget experts, policy advisers, economic development leaders, academics and financial industry members to turn the public’s priorities into a workable blueprint for the state."
It appears however, that the "bluprint" being prepared by the Wisconsin Way will be weighted heavily toward the concerns of southern Wisconsin residents since northern forums for northern residents to participate for a second time have been closed down at present.
In an email received Aug. 7, Jennifer Sereno wrote a response to this posted article, saying she didn't want any misunderstandings about Wisconsin Way's decision to return to the Northwoods.
"We will be coming back to northern Wisconsin in coming weeks," Sereno wrote. "We will be sure to reach out with specific logistics when we have secured dates and locations that prove to be less of a conflict in the communities."
We will see if this does happen.
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