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Bayfield County Administrator
117 E 5th Street, PO Box 878, Washburn, WI 54891
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Mark Abeles-Allison, County Administrator
Kristine Kavajecz, Assistant
Minutes of the:
Bayfield County Ad-Hoc Business Park Planning Committee
Wednesday July 10, 2019 – 1:30 p.m.
Bayfield County Business Park, Ashland, WI
1. Call to Order;
The Bayfield County Ad Hoc Business Park Planning County was called to order at 1:34 p.m.
A roll call was taken by Chair Cole Rabska, as follows, present: Cole Rabska from BCEDC,
County Administrator-Mark Abeles-Allison, Preston Mikula, Mike BeBeau. Absent: Vice-Chair
Leo Carlson, Marty Milanowski. Total: 4 present, 2 absent. A quorum was present to conduct
business.
Also present: Diane Berweger from Bayfield Electric; Clerk III–Allison Radke; Bob Lahti from
Bayfield Electric.
2. Public Comment;
Diane Berweger, from Bayfield Electric, thanked the Committee for the invitation.
3. Minutes from June 12th, 2019;
A motion was made by BeBeau, Abeles-Allison to adopt the minutes of the June 12th, 2019
Bayfield County Ad-Hoc Business Park meeting. No edits or corrections. Motion carried.
• Discussion and Possible Action regarding Business Park Sign;
- The poles for the sign are in the ground.
- KVTech got their state building approval. They are moving forward with the building
process.
- Interest in sign: Bayfield Foods- no. Superior Sauna- yes. KVTech- said later.
- Heart Graphics gave quotes for banners that say “Commercial Lots Available” for a price of:
1 banner for $84. Lots Available signs came in at: 10 2-sided signs for $110.
Motion by Abeles-Allison, Milanowski to purchase 2 banners and 10 signs for a total of
approximately $300. Motion carried.
4. Discussion and Possible Action regarding:
a) Marketing efforts, including press articles;
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The press release was reviewed. A new press release was discussed. It was suggested to
include a map with lots available market, easy highway access, no road restrictions. Year-
round business. Tri-state area.
b) Financing option contracts;
Committee members generated ideas of available funding sources including Bayfield
Electric, Wisconsin Economic Development Foundation, USDA, among others.
c) Road-naming ceremony;
Committee member Milanowski will inform further about the road progression.
d) Ribbon cutting planning;
KVTech is working towards breaking ground.
e) Social media campaign;
There are press releases to be communicated to local newspapers. It was encouraged to like
and re-post on social media.
5. Updates/Ideas regarding Businesses to Contact and Recruitment;
It was recommended to ask current businesses what kinds of businesses they would recommend
coming into the area. There was a discussion regarding water, septic, and cost per acre.
6. Updates from members; None received.
7. Adjournment.
The next meeting for the Business Park Committee will be: Wednesday August 14, 2019 at
1:30 p.m. at the Bayfield County Business Park.
There being no further business to come before the Bayfield County Ad-Hoc Business Park
Planning Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 2:18 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Allison Radke
Allison Radke, Clerk III
Bayfield County Clerk’s Office