HomeMy WebLinkAboutForestry & Parks Committee - Agenda - 2/8/2012BAYFIELD COUNTY FORESTRY AND PARKS DEPT.
Courthouse, PO Box 445
Washburn, WI 54891
Telephone (715) 373 - 6114 Fax (715) 373 - 6310
email forestry@bayfieldcounty.org
February 1, 2012
Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Committee Meeting
The Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Committee will meet on Wednesday, February 8th
at 5:00 p.m. in the County Board Room of the courthouse in Washburn Wisconsin. The
agenda for this meeting is as follows:
Agenda - Amended
1. Approval of the January 11, 2012 Meeting Minutes.
2. Monthly Financial Report.
3. Land Transaction Proposal: Chad Abel, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
Discussion and possible action regarding the potential sale or trade of county forest
land to the Red Cliff Tribe for the purpose of incorporation into the newly developed
Frog Bay Tribal National Park.
4. Recreational Use Request: Ron Bergin, CAMBA. Discussion and possible action
regarding permission to host the 4th annual Festival of the Trails mountain bike event
on May 25 – 27, 2012.
5. 2011 Forestry and Parks Department Accomplishment Report. Discussion and
possible action.
6. General Discussion Items. Action as needed:
a) Parks.
b) Sand River Pit Update.
c) 2012 Town Road Aids.
d) Forester Position Update.
e) Access Management.
f) General Department Updates.
g) Steve Coffin and Joseph LeBouton, DNR Representatives, Comments.
Bayfield County Forestry & Parks Committee
February 8, 2012 Meeting Agenda
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7. Executive Session. The Committee may enter in and out of Executive Session
pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(g)(e) for the purpose of considering legal
advice regarding strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which
it is or is likely to become involved and for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating
the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other
specified public business whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a
closed session:
a) Approval of the January 11, 2012 Executive Session Minutes
b) Bradfield Road Access Issue.
c) Jackman Lake Road Access Issue.
d) Lyme Timber (formerly Wausau Paper) 40 Acre Parcel Acquisition.
Any person wishing to attend who, because of a disability, requires special accommodations, should
contact the Forestry and Parks Department office at 715-373-6114, at least 24 hours before the
scheduled meeting time, so appropriate arrangements can be made.
Cc: Bayfield County Forestry & Parks Committee Members
Shawn Miller, Chair
Marco Bichanich, Vice-Chair
Kenneth Jardine
William Kacvinsky
John Bennett
Steve Coffin, DNR Representative
Joseph LeBouton, DNR Liaison
Mark Abeles-Allison, County Administrator
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