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Minutes of the
Bayfield County Ad Hoc Business Park Planning Committee Meeting
1:30pm, Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Business Park, Ashland, WI
Members Participating: Scottie Sandstrom, Mark Abeles-Allison, Brett Rondeau,
Preston Mikula, Leo Carlson,
Members Excused: Mike Bebeau
Others Attending: Steve Schraufnagel; Tony Johanik, Town of Eileen; Russ Fish, Skip
Sandstrom called the meeting to order at 1:30pm
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
Minutes of June 21, 2017: Motion Rondeau, Carlson to approve minutes of the June 21, 2017
meeting. Motion carried.
Business Park Road Design Progress: Schraufnagel and Fish with C&S
Engineering provided an overview of the proposed road design options.
The update includes relocation of the storm water pond to C3: Plus an alternate of
future Right-of-Way. Schraufnagel noted that the drawing updates reflect every 50
feet cross section of road with cuts and fills.
Beginning work on cross sections. Should do 2 more 6 foot test borings.
• Look at ROW for 66 foot ROW, used to be 49.5
• Within next 10 days, front end docs, for bidding, receipting,
• Prelim budget estimate: $535,000, with cul de sac plan. Addition of road
would increase $717,000 ($+180,000) Paving $146,000 on cul de sac / to
Hwy 137 was $200k.
o Grubbing
o Excavation,
o Temporary culvert install /
o Bayfield Electric, Transformer move 50’
• Fish reviewed:
o C4: will be widened to show ditch line
o Drain tiles will have cleanouts
o Sub surface drainage /
o Property is fairly uniform / 4 test pits verify
• Schraufnagel pointed out the following:
o Need to determine who is responsible for drive extensions and
culverts for new businesses.
o Need to know the access point and building square footage for KV
Tech.
Marketing Mailing Progress Report: Sandstrom reviewed the mailing and press
release, 2300 mailings to go out. $1205 spent so far.
New Business Development Opportunities:
* Kwik trip warehouse
* KOA Camping
* Restaurant
* Distribution Center, between MN and MI
* UPS Depot, FEDEX, Freight,
* Amazon
* Propane
* Drink Distributor
* Up North Pure Dairy
* Nursery greenhouse
Business Park Well Test ; working to market aquaculture / pumping at 40 gallons
a minute on county site / need more like 500 gallons per minute. Sandstrom to
research more with Butterfield Well Drilling.
USDA Rural Development Grant: This program could work. Funding is low,
about $450k state wide. They favor smaller projects, less than $100k. This item to
be placed on the next meeting agenda for discussion.
2018 Budget: Recommend construction this Fall or Spring. $500,000. Other
considerations: Water Testing, Marketing
Meeting adjourned at 2:34pm.