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Bayfield County Administrator
117 E 5th Street, PO Box 878, Washburn, WI 54891
Ph: 715-373-6181 Fx: 715-373-6153
www.Bayfieldcounty.wi.gov
Mark Abeles-Allison, County Administrator
Kristine Kavajecz, Human Resource Director
Paige Terry, Clerk III
BAYFIELD COUNTY
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
Brett T. Rondeau, Chair Mary Dougherty
Fred Strand Dennis Pocernich
Jeff Silbert, Vice Chair Larry Fickbohm
*** AGENDA ***
Dear Committee Members:
This letter is written to inform you of the Bayfield County Executive Committee
Meeting scheduled for 4:00pm Thursday, February 10, 2022 in the Bayfield
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Notice is hereby given that in the event the standing committee does not have a quorum the County
Board Chair or Vice Chair may act as an ex officio member (County ordinance, Chapter 3, section 2-
3-1 (c)). Notice is hereby given that a majority of the Bayfield County Board may be present at the
meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making responsibility.
This constitutes a meeting of the Bayfield County Board pursuant to State ex rel. Badke v.
Greendale Village Bd., 173 Wis. 2d 553, 494 N.W.2d 408(1993), and must be noticed as such,
although the County Board will not take any formal action at this meeting.
1) Call to Order:
2) Public Comment
3) Approval of Minutes of January 13, 2022
4) Bayfield Wireless Annual Report, Mike Cariveau
5) Discussion and Possible Action regarding USDA RD Business Park Utility Feasibility Study
6) Discussion and Possible Action regarding Drummond Dam Grant Engineering and allocation
of contingency funds.
7) Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Audit Contract
8) Discussion Regarding Grant Consultant work
9) Discussions regarding Joint Tribal County Meeting topics, April 28
10) Discussion Regarding Superior Days Topic Review
11) Discussion Regarding WCA Policy Platform Topics
12) Discussion Regarding Fund Balances
13) Discussion Regarding Five Year Capital Planning
14) Reports:
a. Financial Report, end of January 2022
b. Treasurer’s Report, end of January 2022
c. Housing Committee
d. EMS Committee
15) The Committee may entertain a motion to move in and out of Closed Session pursuant to
§19.85(1)(c,g), to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation
data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises
responsibility and to confer with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering
oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation
in which it is or is likely to become involved.
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a) County Administrator Evaluation
b) Current Litigation Review and closed cases.
16) Adjourn
Executive Committee Narrative, 4pm, February 10
Item 4: Bayfield Wireless will make their annual February report. Bayfield
Wireless has received State Broadband Grants in partnership with Bayfield
County. As part of the grants the county has provided spots on county towers for
Bayfield Wireless equipment. The leases negotiated provide for a monthly
payment based on customers to Bayfield County.
Bayfield Wireless provides fixed wireless broadband, especially cost effective in
more rural areas where fiber is less available. They use fiber to towers and then
microwaves to homes and businesses.
The State Broadband office advocates for multiple broadband sources in each
location. Details of each grant are slightly different. In some cases county
infrastructure is provided (land and towers), more recently, due to competition the
county has provided additional cash match. This occurred last year with the grant
Norvado won, Bayfield County included a 10% contribution and was funded for
three new project areas.
Item 5: In 2021 an application for a utility study at the Business Park on US 2 was
made but not received. Application deadline for 2022 is end of February. Cooper
Engineering can prepare the application for $500. This specific funding source
prioritizes communities that have not received USDA funding in the past. We
propose that the Town of Eileen be the applicant instead of the county. The study
will evaluate options and set us in motion for a future infrastructure grant
application at the business park.
Item 6. Application for Funding for Drummond Lake Dam Engineering was
approved by County Board. An allocation of $19,000 from Contingency is
proposed for project engineering.
Current balance of contingency: Available Contingency Budget $91,000
Dam Project, -19,000. Leaves $72,000 remaining
Item 7. Baker Tilly is the county auditor, 2022 will be their last year under
contract. We recommend a three-year extension, 2023-2025. Audit services are
critical for county operations and there are limited-service providers in our region.
We will have a contract extension document at the meeting or before
Item 8. February 1 was the goal we set internally for projects to submit to our
grant consultants. Many applications were submitted in the following broad
categories: County, Highway, Recreation, Municipal and Business. I meet with the
consultants this coming week and anticipate a report at our meeting from them
also.
Here is a listing of projects submitted, 29 in all. Several of the submittals however
have multiple components. If you are interested in any details on these please let
me know, or I can open up at the meeting.
The consultants are putting the projects into an easy to find spreadsheet and will be
cross referencing with available funding opportunities.
Item 9. The Joint Tribal County meeting has been re-scheduled to Thursday, April
28, 5pm, in Red Cliff. Attached is the draft / proposed agenda, still under review.
Item 10. Superior Days is Feb 22. The group will be very small this year. There is
concern that the in-person event will be cancelled if it gets too large. Fred and I
will be attending for BC. A final listing of topics will be shared at the meeting.
Topics so far:
LEGISLATIVE:
• Tuition reciprocity
• Sales Tax for Roads
• Medicaid Reimbursement for nursing homes.
AGENCY
• DNR: CWD, Wolves, Deer
• DOA: Broadband
• WHEDA: Housing Assistance
• WEDC: Infrastructure assistance
• DOT: Infrastructure Bill
• HHS: Medical License Reciprocity
• DWD: Retention of Graduates
• DOR: Tax Reciprocity with MN
Item 11: A general discussion about proposed WCA platform ideas will be
presented.
Suggestions from Fred:
• EV charging
• Rural EMS
• The optional local sales tax issue or specific to roads only.
• Medicaid reimbursement for Nursing Homes
• 2 CWD issues: previous year issues.
Item 12:
End of year Governmental Fund balances (pre-audit) are $14.3 million, this is
down from $16.2 in 2020 and $16.1 in 2019. This does not include the highway
fund.
These balances are broken down by fund (ie: General, Human Services, etc) and
classification, non-spendable, restricted, committed, assigned and unassigned.
Bayfield County Policy is to have 25% unassigned, we are currently at 22%.
Based on a General Fund budget of $17.3 million in 2022, 25% = $4.3 million.
We are currently at $3.94 million unassigned.
Our Assigned balance is currently $6 million for the following:
ASSIGNED BALANCES
Item 13: Five-year capital needs of the county should consider:
• Wages; our wage assessment will likely impact funds
• Space: Despite flexible workplaces, office space continues to be an issue in
Human Services and Health Departments.
• Increasing numbers of seniors and a lack of local providers for human
services.
• Internal infrastructure updates
Item 14.
• End of January Treasurer’s report shows balances of $22.3 million. The
short term transportation bond was paid off by the treasurer’s office last
month. Balances include $1.09 million in ARPA funds. Overall balances
are up from $19.1 last year.
• End of January 2022 shows revenues and expenditures similar to last year
and within budget.
• Housing Committee work is ramping up for several reasons.
o The Housing Authority is planning for a major rehab of their 158 units
across the county. This was last done in 15+ years ago.
o The Housing authority is also looking for new unit development.
They are looking for land in communities interested in new housing.
A memo was sent to all units of government regarding this.
o The Cheq Bay Housing Coalition has released the attached Progress
Update. It is a good summary of work to date. As a pilot community
we plan to proceed with the WHEDA tech assistance program.
• The EMS Committee continues to meet. Synthesizing issues will take place
over the next 4 meetings.
January Sales Tax Figures are below, together with past three years.
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Minutes of the
Bayfield County Executive Committee Meeting
4:00pm, January 13, 2022
Meeting was held Remotely through Microsoft Teams and in person in the
Bayfield County Board Room, Washburn, WI
Members Present: Jeff Silbert, Dennis Pocernich, Fred Strand, Brett Rondeau, Larry
Fickbohm, Mary Dougherty (remote)
Members Excused:
Others Present: Mark Abeles-Allison-County Administrator, Kristine Kavajecz-Human
Resources; Marty Milanowski-County Board, Marta Purdy with Baker Tilly, Craig Parks-
Maintenance Supervisor, Chuck Finn-Mt Ashwabay, Jeremy Oswald-County Board
Called to order at 4:00 by Chairman Rondeau.
Public Comment: None Received
Approval of Minutes of December 9, 2021: Motion Pocernich, Strand to approve Executive
Committee minutes of December 9, 2021. Motion Carried (5-0)
BakerTilly Priority Funding Discussions: Marta Purdy was introduced as the lead person with
Baker Tilly to assist with Federal funding projects. A list of projects/priorities that could be
considered if federal funding were available was reviewed.
Initial topics/project areas include: Highway Infrastructure, Northern Lights Facilities,
Housing, Human Services Programs, Recreation related projects, Tribal Land Repatriation,
Business Park Utilities, Broadband, County-wide communication systems, Cybersecurity and
technology upgrades, county office space and storage, water resources, public health, Energy
initiatives.
Purdy indicated that Baker Tilly would need detail on each proposed project including the need,
estimated costs, ownership, goals and objectives for the project, community partners, existing
resources, along with additional items.
Chuck Finn reported that Mt Ashwabay and Big Top Chatauqua are merging. They are
investigating additional economic development opportunities for the site. The new group will be
called the Ashwabay Alliance.
Annex/Jail Roof Bids: Handout was provided, also provided in the drop box that summarized
the proposed project. Parks explained the current status of the roof over the western half of the
annex building. Garland Roofing Systems assisted with the bid letting. Four bids were received,
coming in about $168,000 over the original estimate of $500,000. Recommendation of the
County Administrator and Maintenance Supervisor is to move forward with the primary annex
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roof replacement at a cost of $638,000 plus a 5% contingency. This would result in a need of
approximately $170,000 from fund balance.
Motion Pocernich, Fickbohm to accept the bids from Jackson and Associates for all three
projects upon completion of background/reference check and that the guarantee from Garland
Roofing Systems be included. Motion Carried (6-0)
Bridge Aid Project, Town of Port Wing: Motion Pocernich, Silbert to approve the bridge aide
request from the Town of Port Wing. Motion Carried (6-0)
2022 Airport Budget Allocations: One time distribution for the airports was included in the
2022 budget. These are one-time allocations.
Motion Pocernich, Silbert to allocate $10,000 one-time ($5,000 each airport) funds as outlined
in the 2022 budget. Motion Carried (6-0)
Allocation of contingency funds for department furniture/ID Printer: Use of contingency
funds in the amount of $10,000 for office furniture and $3,100 for an ID printing machine are
requested. These items were missed in the budget.
Motion Silbert, Pocernich to allocate $13,100 from contingency for office furniture and ID
printing machine as discussed. Motion Carried. (6-0)
Resolution supporting Highway EIGP Energy Grant Submittal: Level 2 charging station
(overnight), 2-4 stations. Microgrid for backup energy at the Highway Garage.
Motion Strand, Pocernich to approve the resolution and forward to the full county board for
approval. Motion Carried (6-0)
IT Department Summer Intern: Motion Silbert, Pocernich to authorize a limited term summer
intern for the IT Department. Motion Carried (6-0)
Draft Revenue Financial Policy: Auditors have recommended a policy be developed related to
use of One-Time Revenues and Use of Unpredictable Revenues. A draft policy was reviewed.
Motion Pocernich, Fickbohm to approve the policy on Financial Revenues. Motion Carried (6-0)
Reports:
County Board Rules: WCA has some resources related to this topic. Pocernich
recommended that the county board review the policies and operational procedures. He also
recommended that some committees be evaluated on whether they could be combined.
Board rules could be reviewed during the upcoming County Board orientation session.
Sales Tax: Sales tax figures for 2021showed a record high and monthly record highs in 10 of
12 months. Sales taxes increased nearly 20% over the previous year.
EMS Report: Continuing to have good participation in the meetings. $1,000 distributions to
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the services have been distributed.
Financial Report, end of December 2021: Final bills and payroll are still coming in.
Current figures show revenues and expenditures less than 2020. Bottom line is currently
showing that expenses are slightly over revenues. Fund balance has not yet been applied.
Treasurer’s Report, end of December 2021: Current balances are about $3 million over the
previous year, largely due to ARPA funds.
The committee did not go into closed session. A handout was provided outlining questions for
the County Administrator evaluation. Suggestion to have the evaluation input received
electronically again as it was done last year.
Meeting adjourned at 5:38 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Kris Kavajecz.
Authorizes Bayfield County to Apply for a
Rural Business Development Grant (RDBG) For Utility
Feasibility and Preliminary Engineering Project at the
Bayfield County Business Park
WHEREAS, Bayfield County has established a business park on county property along US Highway 2
in Bayfield County to provide more local business opportunities and jobs; and,
WHEREAS, the county performed a Development Study for the Business Park with the Assistance of
Northwest Regional Planning Commission; and,
WHEREAS, in 2018 Bayfield County built an access road connecting approximately half of the lots;
and,
WHEREAS, the parcel has access to single and three phase electricity, natural gas, fiber for broadband
and phone; and,
WHEREAS, the parcel does not have municipal sanitary sewer or water; and,
WHEREAS, The County needs to complete a feasibility study and engineering to investigate water and
sewer expansion at the Business Park; and,
WHEREAS, the cost to perform this evaluation is greater than the county can afford on its own; and,
WHEREAS funding sources are available to help the county cover feasibility and engineering expenses.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors assembled
this 1st day of March, 2022, does hereby authorize the County Administrator and Business Park
Advisory Group to apply for and seek grant funding to assist with utility expansion in the Business Park.
By Action of the:
Bayfield County Board of Supervisors
______________________________________
Dennis M. Pocernich, Chair
Resolution
No. 2022-xx
STATE OF WISCONSIN )
) ss.
COUNTY OF BAYFIELD )
I, Lynn M. Divine, Bayfield County Clerk, hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
Resolution No. 2022-19, Volume 29, adopted by the
Bayfield County Board of Supervisors at their meeting held
on the 1st day of March 2022.
_________________________________________________ Lynn M. Divine, Bayfield County Clerk
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Bayfield County Clerk
Lynn M. Divine, County Clerk
Kim Mattson, Accountant Jeran Delaine, Deputy Clerk
Gail M. Reha, Bookkeeper Paige Terry, Clerk III
Ph: 715.373.6100 ● Fx: 715.373.6153 ● Email: Lynn.Divine@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov ● 117 E. Fifth Street, PO Box 878, Washburn, WI 54891
BAYFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Dennis M. Pocernich, Chair, Fred Strand, Vice-Chair
Steve Sandstrom, Mary Dougherty, Larry Fickbohm, Charly Ray,
Jeremy Oswald, Jeffrey Silbert, Thomas Snilsberg, Marty Milanowski,
David Zepczyk, James Crandall, Brett Rondeau
RED CLIFF TRIBAL COUNCIL MEMBERS
Chris Boyd, Chair, Nathan Gordon, Vice-Chair
Stephanie Defoe-Haskins, Treasurer, Laura Gordon, Secretary
At-Large Members:
Steven Boyd, Bryan Bainbridge, Vincent Bresette, Nicholas DePerry
RE: April 28 Joint Bayfield County Board and Red Cliff Tribal Council Meeting
Dear Supervisors and Council Members:
Please be advised that the joint meeting of the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors and Red Cliff Tribal Council
Members will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. This meeting will be held in-person in the event
center of the Legendary Waters Resort & Casino at 37600 Onigamiing Dr., Red Cliff, WI.
Please contact Bayfield County at 715-373-6181 or 715-373-6100. If you have access questions prior to the meeting.
During the meeting if you have connection issues, please email mark.abeles-allison@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov.
1. Dinner
2. Call to Order
3. Opening Ceremony
a) Opening Prayer
b) Drum Ceremony
c) Introductions
d) Youth Presentation
4. State of the County / State of the Tribe Presentations
5. Ongoing Collaborations; Tourism, Public Safety, Health
6. Land Repatriation Efforts Update
7. Memorandum of Understanding
8. Joint Resolution
Any person wishing to attend who, because of a disability, requires special accommodations, should contact the County Clerk’s office at 715-373-6100, at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting time, so appropriate arrangements can be made.
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9. Future Cooperation Opportunities: Resolution to Protect Ground Water
10. Building Relationships
11. Group Picture (tentative pending COVID-19)
12. Adjournment.
Sincerely,
LYNN M. DIVINE
Bayfield County Clerk
LMD/pat
Adopted Budget Amended Current Month YTD YTD Budget - YTD % Used/
Organization Budget Amendments Budget Transactions Encumbrances Transactions Transactions Rec'd Prior Year YTD
Fund 100 - General
REVENUE
Department 00 - General Fund 9,707,545.00 .00 9,707,545.00 5,847,050.24 .00 5,847,050.24 3,860,494.76 60 5,576,745.86
Department 02 - Clerk of Courts 277,595.00 .00 277,595.00 28,712.86 .00 28,712.86 248,882.14 10 80.00
Department 04 - Criminal Justice 193,214.00 .00 193,214.00 .00 .00 .00 193,214.00 0 .00
Department 05 - Family Court Commissioner .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 06 - Coroner 6,250.00 .00 6,250.00 .00 .00 .00 6,250.00 0 .00
Department 07 - Administrator 15,000.00 .00 15,000.00 15,000.00 .00 15,000.00 .00 100 15,000.00
Department 08 - District Attorney 26,500.00 .00 26,500.00 .00 .00 .00 26,500.00 0 23.50
Department 09 - Child Support 197,067.00 .00 197,067.00 .00 .00 .00 197,067.00 0 .00
Department 10 - County Clerk 53,690.00 .00 53,690.00 86.00 .00 86.00 53,604.00 0 9,557.30
Department 12 - Treasurer 330,482.00 .00 330,482.00 9,395.72 .00 9,395.72 321,086.28 3 18,131.35
Department 13 - Land Records 276,000.00 .00 276,000.00 18.00 .00 18.00 275,982.00 0 328.00
Department 14 - Court House 300.00 .00 300.00 .00 .00 .00 300.00 0 .00
Department 15 - Register of Deeds 200,000.00 .00 200,000.00 .00 .00 .00 200,000.00 0 .00
Department 17 - Sheriff 296,750.00 .00 296,750.00 26.51 .00 26.51 296,723.49 0 2,593.00
Department 18 - Emergency Management 143,788.00 .00 143,788.00 30,113.12 .00 30,113.12 113,674.88 21 29,510.07
Department 19 - Veteran's Services 11,550.00 .00 11,550.00 38.80 .00 38.80 11,511.20 0 100.00
Department 20 - Health 856,763.00 .00 856,763.00 3,610.50 .00 3,610.50 853,152.50 0 7,798.82
Department 22 - Fair .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 23 - Tourism 163,850.00 .00 163,850.00 18,145.00 .00 18,145.00 145,705.00 11 18,842.50
Department 25 - UW Extension 3,660.00 .00 3,660.00 .00 .00 .00 3,660.00 0 92.55
Department 26 - Zoning 253,200.00 .00 253,200.00 (450.00).00 (450.00)253,650.00 0 (675.00)
Department 28 - Land Conservation 380,063.00 .00 380,063.00 7,500.00 .00 7,500.00 372,563.00 2 5,000.00
Department 31 - Information Services 51,400.00 .00 51,400.00 14,898.00 .00 14,898.00 36,502.00 29 10,604.00
Department 34 - Forestry 3,894,156.00 .00 3,894,156.00 251,895.91 .00 251,895.91 3,642,260.09 6 391,982.82
Department 77 - Agricultural Station 22,500.00 .00 22,500.00 .00 .00 .00 22,500.00 0 .00
REVENUE TOTALS $17,361,323.00 $0.00 $17,361,323.00 $6,226,040.66 $0.00 $6,226,040.66 $11,135,282.34 36%$6,085,714.77
EXPENSE
Department 00 - General Fund 3,102,701.00 .00 3,102,701.00 299,999.26 .00 299,999.26 2,802,701.74 10 495,252.11
Department 01 - County Board 85,426.00 .00 85,426.00 6,473.92 .00 6,473.92 78,952.08 8 6,287.92
Department 02 - Clerk of Courts 487,577.00 .00 487,577.00 24,911.86 .00 24,911.86 462,665.14 5 26,364.52
Department 04 - Criminal Justice 326,094.00 .00 326,094.00 16,473.04 .00 16,473.04 309,620.96 5 12,695.36
Department 05 - Family Court Commissioner .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 06 - Coroner 31,911.00 .00 31,911.00 586.49 .00 586.49 31,324.51 2 594.16
Department 07 - Administrator 316,509.00 .00 316,509.00 18,262.48 .00 18,262.48 298,246.52 6 19,518.21
Department 08 - District Attorney 178,946.00 .00 178,946.00 11,707.02 .00 11,707.02 167,238.98 7 13,758.26
Department 09 - Child Support 246,887.00 .00 246,887.00 15,992.14 .00 15,992.14 230,894.86 6 13,569.80
Department 10 - County Clerk 411,162.00 .00 411,162.00 24,333.97 .00 24,333.97 386,828.03 6 27,021.36
Department 12 - Treasurer 174,722.00 .00 174,722.00 11,329.58 .00 11,329.58 163,392.42 6 12,913.86
Department 13 - Land Records 634,287.00 .00 634,287.00 57,999.05 .00 57,999.05 576,287.95 9 58,843.86
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Financial Report Through 1/31/2022
Through 01/31/22
Prior Fiscal Year Activity Included
Summary Listing
Adopted Budget Amended Current Month YTD YTD Budget - YTD % Used/
Organization Budget Amendments Budget Transactions Encumbrances Transactions Transactions Rec'd Prior Year YTD
Fund 100 - General
EXPENSE
Department 14 - Court House 493,971.00 .00 493,971.00 24,988.21 .00 24,988.21 468,982.79 5 23,573.60
Department 15 - Register of Deeds 191,762.00 .00 191,762.00 15,569.00 .00 15,569.00 176,193.00 8 12,481.33
Department 17 - Sheriff 4,643,213.00 .00 4,643,213.00 313,950.92 .00 313,950.92 4,329,262.08 7 353,821.78
Department 18 - Emergency Management 267,660.00 .00 267,660.00 42,426.41 .00 42,426.41 225,233.59 16 20,557.48
Department 19 - Veteran's Services 134,748.00 .00 134,748.00 6,159.48 .00 6,159.48 128,588.52 5 6,039.56
Department 20 - Health 891,190.00 .00 891,190.00 52,458.17 .00 52,458.17 838,731.83 6 70,424.88
Department 22 - Fair .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 23 - Tourism 405,380.00 .00 405,380.00 25,389.34 .00 25,389.34 379,990.66 6 32,908.60
Department 25 - UW Extension 295,684.00 .00 295,684.00 5,712.98 .00 5,712.98 289,971.02 2 6,357.20
Department 26 - Zoning 530,970.00 .00 530,970.00 24,012.72 .00 24,012.72 506,957.28 5 30,365.27
Department 28 - Land Conservation 545,645.00 .00 545,645.00 25,734.60 .00 25,734.60 519,910.40 5 27,474.61
Department 29 - Land Use Planning .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 31 - Information Services 598,716.00 .00 598,716.00 29,571.93 .00 29,571.93 569,144.07 5 83,513.25
Department 34 - Forestry 2,105,449.00 .00 2,105,449.00 75,326.71 .00 75,326.71 2,030,122.29 4 120,135.73
Department 77 - Agricultural Station 22,500.00 .00 22,500.00 .00 .00 .00 22,500.00 0 .00
EXPENSE TOTALS $17,123,110.00 $0.00 $17,123,110.00 $1,129,369.28 $0.00 $1,129,369.28 $15,993,740.72 7%$1,474,472.71
Fund 100 - General Totals
REVENUE TOTALS 17,361,323.00 .00 17,361,323.00 6,226,040.66 .00 6,226,040.66 11,135,282.34 36%6,085,714.77
EXPENSE TOTALS 17,123,110.00 .00 17,123,110.00 1,129,369.28 .00 1,129,369.28 15,993,740.72 7%1,474,472.71
Fund 100 - General Totals $238,213.00 $0.00 $238,213.00 $5,096,671.38 $0.00 $5,096,671.38 ($4,858,458.38)$4,611,242.06
Fund 235 - Human Services
REVENUE
Department 50 - Human Services 5,300,785.00 .00 5,300,785.00 1,849,810.78 .00 1,849,810.78 3,450,974.22 35 1,844,105.79
REVENUE TOTALS $5,300,785.00 $0.00 $5,300,785.00 $1,849,810.78 $0.00 $1,849,810.78 $3,450,974.22 35%$1,844,105.79
EXPENSE
Department 00 - General Fund .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 47 - Comprehensive Community Support 463,690.00 .00 463,690.00 14,949.11 .00 14,949.11 448,740.89 3 15,136.28
Department 48 - Community Support Program (CSP)134,025.00 .00 134,025.00 .00 .00 .00 134,025.00 0 .00
Department 51 - Regional Crisis Initiative 59,400.00 .00 59,400.00 .00 .00 .00 59,400.00 0 (61.00)
Department 52 - AMSO 620,919.00 .00 620,919.00 33,010.78 .00 33,010.78 587,908.22 5 55,160.37
Department 53 - Family Services 1,945,756.00 .00 1,945,756.00 34,848.77 .00 34,848.77 1,910,907.23 2 30,980.98
Department 54 - Economic Support 417,024.00 .00 417,024.00 22,261.03 .00 22,261.03 394,762.97 5 25,757.79
Department 55 - Aging and Disabilities 720,867.00 .00 720,867.00 26,807.84 .00 26,807.84 694,059.16 4 33,055.79
Department 56 - GWAAR 698,299.00 .00 698,299.00 22,360.10 .00 22,360.10 675,938.90 3 28,170.00
Department 58 - ADRC-Bayfield Co 122,959.00 .00 122,959.00 2,496.17 .00 2,496.17 120,462.83 2 2,656.54
Department 59 - ADRC-North 117,846.00 .00 117,846.00 7,423.94 .00 7,423.94 110,422.06 6 8,104.87
EXPENSE TOTALS $5,300,785.00 $0.00 $5,300,785.00 $164,157.74 $0.00 $164,157.74 $5,136,627.26 3%$198,961.62
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Organization Budget Amendments Budget Transactions Encumbrances Transactions Transactions Rec'd Prior Year YTD
Fund 235 - Human Services Totals
REVENUE TOTALS 5,300,785.00 .00 5,300,785.00 1,849,810.78 .00 1,849,810.78 3,450,974.22 35%1,844,105.79
EXPENSE TOTALS 5,300,785.00 .00 5,300,785.00 164,157.74 .00 164,157.74 5,136,627.26 3%198,961.62
Fund 235 - Human Services Totals $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,685,653.04 $0.00 $1,685,653.04 ($1,685,653.04)$1,645,144.17
Fund 276 - American Rescue Plan 2021 Grant
REVENUE
Department 00 - General Fund 1,640,513.00 .00 1,640,513.00 .00 .00 .00 1,640,513.00 0 .00
REVENUE TOTALS $1,640,513.00 $0.00 $1,640,513.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,640,513.00 0%$0.00
EXPENSE
Department 00 - General Fund 698,868.00 .00 698,868.00 .00 .00 .00 698,868.00 0 .00
Department 14 - Court House 600,000.00 .00 600,000.00 6,367.00 .00 6,367.00 593,633.00 1 .00
Department 18 - Emergency Management .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 20 - Health 59,645.00 .00 59,645.00 2,671.87 .00 2,671.87 56,973.13 4 .00
Department 23 - Tourism 25,000.00 .00 25,000.00 .00 .00 .00 25,000.00 0 .00
Department 31 - Information Services .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 34 - Forestry 60,000.00 .00 60,000.00 .00 .00 .00 60,000.00 0 .00
Department 56 - GWAAR 197,000.00 .00 197,000.00 3,406.05 .00 3,406.05 193,593.95 2 .00
EXPENSE TOTALS $1,640,513.00 $0.00 $1,640,513.00 $12,444.92 $0.00 $12,444.92 $1,628,068.08 1%$0.00
Fund 276 - American Rescue Plan 2021 Grant Totals
REVENUE TOTALS 1,640,513.00 .00 1,640,513.00 .00 .00 .00 1,640,513.00 0%.00
EXPENSE TOTALS 1,640,513.00 .00 1,640,513.00 12,444.92 .00 12,444.92 1,628,068.08 1%.00
Fund 276 - American Rescue Plan 2021 Grant Totals $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($12,444.92)$0.00 ($12,444.92)$12,444.92 $0.00
Fund 430 - Capital Projects Fund
REVENUE
Department 00 - General Fund 815,159.00 .00 815,159.00 .00 .00 .00 815,159.00 0 .00
Department 01 - County Board .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 13 - Land Records .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 14 - Court House 273,714.00 .00 273,714.00 .00 .00 .00 273,714.00 0 .00
Department 17 - Sheriff 2,500.00 .00 2,500.00 .00 .00 .00 2,500.00 0 5,270.00
Department 18 - Emergency Management .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 22 - Fair .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 23 - Tourism .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 34 - Forestry 547,000.00 .00 547,000.00 .00 .00 .00 547,000.00 0 .00
Department 50 - Human Services .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 70 - Capital Projects 1,586,098.00 .00 1,586,098.00 144,442.00 .00 144,442.00 1,441,656.00 9 .00
Department 71 - Highway Dept .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
REVENUE TOTALS $3,224,471.00 $0.00 $3,224,471.00 $144,442.00 $0.00 $144,442.00 $3,080,029.00 4%$5,270.00
EXPENSE
Department 00 - General Fund .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 01 - County Board 1,000.00 .00 1,000.00 .00 .00 .00 1,000.00 0 .00
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Organization Budget Amendments Budget Transactions Encumbrances Transactions Transactions Rec'd Prior Year YTD
Fund 430 - Capital Projects Fund
EXPENSE
Department 02 - Clerk of Courts 5,000.00 .00 5,000.00 .00 .00 .00 5,000.00 0 .00
Department 04 - Criminal Justice .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 05 - Family Court Commissioner .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 06 - Coroner .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 07 - Administrator 12,000.00 .00 12,000.00 .00 .00 .00 12,000.00 0 .00
Department 08 - District Attorney .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 09 - Child Support .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 10 - County Clerk 52,700.00 .00 52,700.00 209,005.00 .00 209,005.00 (156,305.00)397 .00
Department 11 - Elections .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 12 - Treasurer .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 13 - Land Records 118,666.00 .00 118,666.00 .00 .00 .00 118,666.00 0 .00
Department 14 - Court House 1,038,747.00 .00 1,038,747.00 .00 .00 .00 1,038,747.00 0 2,500.00
Department 15 - Register of Deeds 3,000.00 .00 3,000.00 .00 .00 .00 3,000.00 0 .00
Department 17 - Sheriff 42,425.00 .00 42,425.00 .00 .00 .00 42,425.00 0 17,944.05
Department 18 - Emergency Management 57,373.00 .00 57,373.00 .00 .00 .00 57,373.00 0 .00
Department 19 - Veteran's Services .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 20 - Health 41,254.00 .00 41,254.00 .00 .00 .00 41,254.00 0 .00
Department 22 - Fair .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 23 - Tourism 7,801.00 .00 7,801.00 .00 .00 .00 7,801.00 0 .00
Department 25 - UW Extension 1.00 .00 1.00 .00 .00 .00 1.00 0 .00
Department 26 - Zoning .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 27 - Board of Adjustment .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 28 - Land Conservation .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 29 - Land Use Planning .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 30 - Wildlife Abatement .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 31 - Information Services 141,500.00 .00 141,500.00 38,614.48 .00 38,614.48 102,885.52 27 41,377.49
Department 34 - Forestry 1,576,002.00 .00 1,576,002.00 16,354.50 .00 16,354.50 1,559,647.50 1 .00
Department 52 - AMSO 87,002.00 .00 87,002.00 .00 .00 .00 87,002.00 0 .00
Department 53 - Family Services .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 54 - Economic Support .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 55 - Aging and Disabilities .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 56 - GWAAR .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 70 - Capital Projects .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 71 - Highway Dept 40,000.00 .00 40,000.00 .00 .00 .00 40,000.00 0 .00
EXPENSE TOTALS $3,224,471.00 $0.00 $3,224,471.00 $263,973.98 $0.00 $263,973.98 $2,960,497.02 8%$61,821.54
Fund 430 - Capital Projects Fund Totals
REVENUE TOTALS 3,224,471.00 .00 3,224,471.00 144,442.00 .00 144,442.00 3,080,029.00 4%5,270.00
EXPENSE TOTALS 3,224,471.00 .00 3,224,471.00 263,973.98 .00 263,973.98 2,960,497.02 8%61,821.54
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Adopted Budget Amended Current Month YTD YTD Budget - YTD % Used/
Organization Budget Amendments Budget Transactions Encumbrances Transactions Transactions Rec'd Prior Year YTD
Fund 430 - Capital Projects Fund Totals $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($119,531.98)$0.00 ($119,531.98)$119,531.98 ($56,551.54)
Fund 710 - Highway
REVENUE
Department 71 - Highway Dept 8,482,456.00 .00 8,482,456.00 3,834,984.73 .00 3,834,984.73 4,647,471.27 45 3,821,556.63
REVENUE TOTALS $8,482,456.00 $0.00 $8,482,456.00 $3,834,984.73 $0.00 $3,834,984.73 $4,647,471.27 45%$3,821,556.63
EXPENSE
Department 00 - General Fund .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 +++.00
Department 71 - Highway Dept 8,482,456.00 .00 8,482,456.00 402,045.63 .00 402,045.63 8,080,410.37 5 467,939.47
EXPENSE TOTALS $8,482,456.00 $0.00 $8,482,456.00 $402,045.63 $0.00 $402,045.63 $8,080,410.37 5%$467,939.47
Fund 710 - Highway Totals
REVENUE TOTALS 8,482,456.00 .00 8,482,456.00 3,834,984.73 .00 3,834,984.73 4,647,471.27 45%3,821,556.63
EXPENSE TOTALS 8,482,456.00 .00 8,482,456.00 402,045.63 .00 402,045.63 8,080,410.37 5%467,939.47
Fund 710 - Highway Totals $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $3,432,939.10 $0.00 $3,432,939.10 ($3,432,939.10)$3,353,617.16
Grand Totals
REVENUE TOTALS 36,009,548.00 .00 36,009,548.00 12,055,278.17 .00 12,055,278.17 23,954,269.83 33%11,756,647.19
EXPENSE TOTALS 35,771,335.00 .00 35,771,335.00 1,971,991.55 .00 1,971,991.55 33,799,343.45 6%2,203,195.34
Grand Totals $238,213.00 $0.00 $238,213.00 $10,083,286.62 $0.00 $10,083,286.62 ($9,845,073.62)$9,553,451.85
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Beginning
Balance
Account 1/1/2022 January February March April May June July August September October November December
Office $1,000.00 $1,000.00
No. 2 Account $100.00 $100.00
Bremer Checking $539,632.21 $643,316.48
Bremer Money Market $1,317,140.01 $1,317,199.05
H.R.A. / Flex Benefits $1,026,998.92 $1,140,053.82
Jail Assessment $28,346.56 $27,334.55
# 85.21 $99,576.92 $99,579.46
DHS CCOP Risk Reserve $7,267.85 $7,267.91
Credit Card Acct. (clerk)$1.00 $1.00
Credit Card Acct. (taxes)$1.00 $1.00
Co Rehab. Fund $173,219.63 $173,724.16
L.G.I.P.$4,033,069.57 $4,033,276.56
OTHER INVESTMENTS $14,650,000.00 $13,000,000.00
N.L. Debt Service Fund 380 $3,785.62 $448,278.72
N.L. Collateral Pledge (250K)$251,843.39 $251,849.81
N.L. Collateral Pledge (75.032K)$75,586.21 $75,588.14
American Recovery Act Funds $1,107,695.48 $1,092,034.64
Community Dev. Block Grant $100.00 $100.00
Ending Monthly Balance $23,315,364.37 $22,310,705.30 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2021 Balances $19,104,055.75 $23,981,112.94 $25,737,385.39 $25,376,587.35 $26,564,234.67 $26,751,199.48 $34,957,004.23 $25,798,555.65 $25,307,854.40 $26,107,310.73 $25,443,149.62 $23,315,364.37
2020 Balances $19,443,090.28 $22,440,538.97 $23,224,941.12 $23,271,363.35 $22,863,945.12 $22,550,175.73 $29,805,316.43 $20,462,753.76 $20,503,894.03 $22,285,170.65 $20,999,361.27 $19,955,568.72
2019 Balances $18,045,161.00 $21,832,798.83 $22,237,684.41 $21,925,528.67 $21,606,991.52 $22,128,650.41 $31,870,207.25 $21,522,039.97 $21,168,567.50 $21,412,514.44 $20,253,753.16 $19,452,296.18
2018 Balances $20,812,570.87 $23,499,888.91 $23,755,773.98 $23,519,738.72 $23,081,242.60 $22,900,248.27 $32,008,164.17 $22,203,243.28 $21,578,713.04 $21,324,769.20 $21,175,553.33 $16,874,631.86
2017 Balances $20,923,479.36 $24,882,039.31 $23,116,826.95 $22,990,456.96 $22,628,007.19 $23,528,937.74 $32,965,824.56 $23,697,897.80 $20,311,997.35 $19,979,973.63 $19,908,168.56 $19,187,234.41
2016 Balances $19,614,812.17 $22,687,249.11 $23,710,009.04 $22,854,702.81 $22,938,784.63 $23,125,197.77 $32,235,685.99 $23,825,526.13 $21,521,323.85 $21,550,842.27 $21,050,046.46 $20,077,235.25
$200,000.00 Invest. Agreement $200,000.00 $200,000.00
(I.R. Incubator Bldg.-June 2003)
$240,019.64 World Class Loan $78,241.45 $77,648.40
(Bayfield- Nov. 2009)
$500,000.00 Loan to Northern $307,784.95 $299,556.43
Lights (November 2019)
Totals $586,026.40 $577,204.83 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
County Loans
(Short Term Loans)-$1,650,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
TREASURER'S REPORT 2022
End Of Month Account Balances 2022
Notes / Agreements - (Principal Balance)
January 24, 2022
Dear Municipal Leaders,
Happy New Year from UW-Extension! On behalf of the ad hoc Chequamegon Bay Housing Coalition, I’d like to
share some recently released data regarding our region’s housing shortage.
As you may remember, in 2019, your community, along with 14 others, provided match funding to offset the cost
of a Regional Housing Study and Survey. The Survey and Study have been completed and are ready for
distribution.You can find these documents here.
Because the documents are quite long and dense, and the last presentation in your community on
housing was likely before the Covid-19 era, I’ve also provided a set of slides that include:
●A summary of recent efforts of the Chequamegon Bay Regional Housing Coalition
●Information on the upcoming WHEDA Rural Affordable Housing Initiative
●A summary of the most important takeaways from the Housing Study and Survey
I am currently scheduling presentations in local communities to share and discuss this info. If you’d
like a presentation to your board, council or subcommittee, please reach out. I’d suggest a minimum of
15 minutes for presentation and 15 for questions and discussion to ensure adequate time for your
group to digest this information.
Additionally, the Housing Survey contains specific data related to your community that has not yet
been included in the slide presentation. I am happy to tailor the presentation by request, in order to
ensure your community has the full benefit of the data. Please let me know if this would be helpful to
your group.
I look forward to working with you and furthering this important conversation on housing in the region.
Best,
Kellie Pederson
Community Development Educator
UW Madison Division of Extension in Bayfield County
117 E 5th Street PO Box 218 Washburn, Wisconsin
54891 715-373-6104
https://bayfield.extension.wisc.edu
Chequamegon Bay
Regional Housing Coalition
Progress Update
Kellie Pederson
Community Development Educator
Bayfield County
kellie.pederson@wisc.edu
Extension’s Commitment
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension provides
affirmative action and equal opportunity in education, programming and
employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, gender,
creed, disability, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation,
pregnancy, marital or parental, arrest or conviction record or veteran status.
Extension’s Commitment
Progress Update
In this report:
•About the Chequamegon Bay Regional Housing Coalition
•Next Steps: Details on the WHEDA RAWHI Pilot
•Results of the Chequamegon Bay Regional Housing Study & Survey
•What Communities can do to support housing development
Progress Update
Context: Housing is a national issue
•There is a nationwide housing crisis.
•Affordable housing is more difficult to develop in rural areas (economy of scale)
•The enormity of the housing crisis is placing new demands on local units of
government.
•Housing is a complex issue. There is no “silver bullet” to the housing shortage.
•Economic development plans must address housing.
•Affordability must be a component of any housing discussion.
•NIMBYISM poses significant challenges to affordable housing development.
Progress Update
About Chequamegon Bay
Regional Housing Coalition
Regional Housing Coalition
Ad hoc Coalition made up of elected officials, and tribal, state and local agency
representatives with UW Extension as convener
•Created to:
•Address systemic housing issues through a collaborative approach
•Build a regional understanding of housing issues through research
and conversation
•Increase capacity for development of affordable housing across the
region
•Formed in 2019
•Meets bi-monthly to share updates,discuss focus topics,network
Regional Housing Coalition
Coalition Progress
SEPTEMBER 2018: Regional elected officials and agencies begin
meeting on the topic of housing
FEBRUARY 2019:ad hoc Chequamegon Bay Regional Housing Coalition
formed
OCTOBER 2019:Provided comments on WHEDA QAP &began
advocating at the state level
Regional Housing Coalition
Coalition Progress
FEBRUARY 2020:Secured $50k CDBG Grant to offset cost of Regional
Housing Study &Survey
•14 Municipalities contributed matching funds
•Gather data to make a compelling case for development
NOVEMBER 2020:Coalition selected as a “Pilot Community”for the WHEDA
Rural Affordable Workforce Housing Initiative
MAY 2021:Regional Housing Survey complete
DECEMBER 2021:Regional Housing Study complete
Regional Housing Coalition
Timeline of Upcoming Project
JANUARY-MARCH 2022: Distribution/Discussion of Regional Housing Study
& Survey
MARCH 2022:WHEDA RAWHI Pilot Kick-off
MAY 2022:WHEDA RAWHI Pilot Community Ideation Session
JULY 2022: WHEDA RAWHI Pilot Community Solution Feedback
JANUARY 2023: WHEDA RAWHI Pilot Solution implementation begins
Regional Housing Coalition
About WHEDA RAWHI
Pilot Initiative
Pilot
Community
In Dec 2020, the
Chequamegon Bay Community
was selected as a Pilot
Community by WHEDA for the
Rural Affordable Workforce
Housing Initiative
WHEDA RAHWI Pilot
Rural Affordable Workforce Housing Initiative (RAWHI)
RAWHI: A new WHEDA program to address the housing shortage in rural
Wisconsin and support the development of new housing solutions.
WORKFORCE HOUSING: The phrase “workforce housing” often points to
households making 80-120% of the median income and is sometimes used
interchangeably with the term “affordable housing.”
WHEDA: Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority is the state
agency that provides financing for housing development and oversees LITHC
tax-credit programs to subsidize affordable housing
WHEDA RAHWI Pilot
Pilot Design Process
The pilot design process will involve three phases:
1.RESEARCH & ENGAGEMENT: this includes the pilot kickoff and explores the
dimensions of the local workforce housing challenge through research and
community engagement.
2.IDEATION: this phase applies what is learned to generate ideas and build
working concepts with participants.
3.IMPLEMENTATION: in this phase the final pilot concepts that present the
strongest business case will be selected to bring them to implementation.
https://www.wheda.com/about-wheda/rural-workforce-housing
WHEDA RAHWI Pilot
RAWHI Pilot Timeline
FEBRUARY 2022: Identify Pilot Steering Committee
MARCH 22 &23,2022:WHEDA RAWHI Pilot Team Kick-off
MAY 2022:WHEDA RAWHI Pilot Community Ideation Session
JULY 2022: WHEDA RAWHI Pilot Community Solution Feedback
JANUARY 2023: WHEDA RAWHI Pilot Solution implementation begins
WHEDA RAHWI Pilot
WHEDA RAHWI Pilot
APPLICANT Mark Abeles-Allison County Administrator, Bayfield County
CONVENER Kellie Pederson Community Development Educator, UW-Madison Division of Extension
PILOT TEAM MEMBERS Cheryl A. Cloud Executive Director, Red Cliff Chippewa Housing Authority
Debra S. Lewis Mayor, City of Ashland
Gordon Ringberg Mayor, City of Bayfield
Jennifer Toribio-Warren Executive Director, Bad River Housing Authority
Jeff Silbert District 6 Supervisor, Bayfield County Board of Supervisors
Jeff Muse Executive Director, Northwest Wisconsin CEP
Heidi Zimmer President, Zimmer Development, LLC
Cole Rabska Executive Director, Bayfield County Economic Development Corporation
Karen Spears Novachek President of the City Council & At-Large Councilor, City of Washburn
& Chair of the Board, City of Washburn Housing Authority
Sheldon Johnson Executive Director, Northwest Regional Planning Commission
ADD’L TEAM MEMBERS Mary Motiff Mayor, City of Washburn
Dave Popelka Town Board Member, Town of Cable
Geri Dresen Executive Director, Iron River Area Chamber of Commerce
RAWHI Pilot Design Team
Chequamegon Bay
Regional Housing Report
Two
Important
Documents
Regional Housing Report and Survey
Housing Survey
•A sub-committee of the Housing
Coalition worked to develop survey
questions
•The Coalition contracted with the
Survey Center at UW-River Falls to
finalize survey questions and format,
distribute and analyze data
Regional Housing Report and Survey
Survey methodology
•5,822 surveys were delivered via mail
•2,057 completed surveys were returned
•35% response rate (excellent!)
•Surveys were sent to:
•Statistically significant random samples of households in the 14
sponsoring jurisdictions
•A random sample of Ashland County and Bayfield County
households outside of the sponsoring cities/towns
•Data showed strong alignment with Census data
•Renters are slightly underrepresented
Regional Housing Report and Survey
Community Level Results
•Results are disaggregated by town, city for more localized snapshot
•Results are disaggregated by “clusters” to identify broader trends
•Bayfield Cluster, Washburn Cluster Cable Cluster
•Individual town results were compared to full results to determine how an
individual community’s answers might differ from the sample as a whole
•(i.e.Iron River was more likely to prefer single family homes with
garages and high-speed internet)
Regional Housing Report and Survey
Housing Study
•Deep dive into data to assess housing
supply and demand
•Identify factors impacting housing
•Provide data for municipalities to better
communicate their realities and needs to
agency partners and developers
Regional Housing Report and Survey
Due to funding restrictions associated with the grant award that enabled this report to be prepared, no
specific data analysis and recommendations could be performed within the Red Cliff and Bad River
communities.
Regional Housing Report and Survey
Chequamegon Bay
Regional Housing Report
Key Takeaways for Community
Leaders
Growing Population
•Against projections, Bayfield County population increased by 8%.
•Recent trends suggest the population will continue to grow.
•This will likely exacerbate the current housing shortage unless there are plans to
address it.
Regional Housing Reports: Key Takeaways in Bayfield County
Aging Population
The 2019 median age of
Bayfield County is 52.2 years.
The 2019 median age of
Ashland County is 42.
The 2019 median age of
Wisconsin is 39.5.
Bayfield County is on track to be the eldest county in Wisconsin by 2040.
The County is not “losing young people”. As a destination retirement county, the
county is gaining older residents at a much faster rate.
Under 5
years
5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 59 60 to 74 75 to 84 85 and
over
Ashland County Bayfield County
Regional Housing Report: Key Takeaways in Bayfield County
Resident’s Primary Concerns
•Approximately 8 in 10 survey respondents, with an opinion, generally agreed
that homes in their community were becoming too expensive.
•41.5% of residents pay more than 30% of their income on rent.
•About two-thirds of respondents generally agreed that:
•their community needed to address homelessness
•rental property was generally not well maintained in their community
•there was a need for more seasonal worker/short-term housing in
their community
•A majority of respondents said there was not enough housing for renters
(57%) or people with lower incomes (52%).
Regional Housing Reports: Key Takeaways in Bayfield County
Regional Housing Reports: Key Takeaways in Bayfield County
There Are Not Enough Rentals
Bayfield County has a significantly lower percentage of renter-occupied
units (16.8%)as compared to the U.S.National renter occupied household
average of 36%.
New construction of rental units has seen few units constructed since 2010.
According to U.S.Census data,between 2010-2019 only 11 rental units
were constructed in Bayfield County.
Regional Housing Reports: Key Takeaways in Bayfield County
Renters face additional challenges
Demographically, renters were:
•Younger (24% under 45 compared to 10% of homeowners).
•Had less formal education (68% with less than a bachelor’s degree
vs. 47% of homeowners).
•Had lower household incomes (82% reported household incomes
of less than $50,000 compared to 32% of homeowners).
*More likely to be underrepresented in decision-making processes
43.7% of rental households have incomes less than $25,000
Regional Housing Reports: Key Takeaways in Bayfield County
More on Renters
Renters placed higher importance on a residence that is:
• In town (35% vs. 13% of homeowners).
• Near shops/businesses (24% vs. 14% of homeowners).
Renters were more likely to say the type of housing that best suits their current needs is
an affordable, single-family “starter” home (34% compared to 26% homeowners).
Renters were more likely to agree that:
•more seasonal worker/short-term housing is needed in their community (78% generally
agreed vs 63% of homeowners).
•their community needs to address homelessness and housing insecurity (83% generally
agreed vs 65% of homeowners).
Regional Housing Reports: Key Takeaways in Bayfield County
Home Ownership Sliding Out Of Reach
Data for Bayfield County:
•Median Household Income $56,000
•Median Home Price $193,000
•Income needed to purchase home at the median price of $193k: $64,000
•Home ownership is becoming increasingly out of reach for many residents.
•Out of a recorded 167 homes sold between January-July 2021,the average
median sale price was $240,993
•As home costs continue to rise,this gap is growing even larger.
Regional Housing Reports: Key Takeaways in Bayfield County
Senior/Lifecycle Housing Is Needed
•38% (2,231) of the owner-occupied households in Bayfield County are 65
and older ~many of these householders expressed interest in downsizing
•Within the next 5 years, 47% of residents believe they or someone in their
household will or might need housing for independent seniors***
•Within the next 5 years, 38% of residents believe they or someone in their
household will or might need assisted living housing***
•MUCH higher in some communities
•$875 was reported as an upper cost threshold for these renters
Regional Housing Reports: Key Takeaways in Bayfield County
Community Acceptance of Housing
There was a series of four questions in the Survey asking about impacts if more
affordable housing is built in a community.
Substantial proportions of respondents who had an opinion, generally disagreed that
more affordable housing will cause:
• their taxes to increase (62% disagreed)
• the value of their residence to decline (76% disagreed)
• their community to be less desirable (80% disagreed)
• school quality to decline (87% disagreed)
These results were surprisingly strong and runs counter to an opposition by residents
to more affordable housing that might have been expected.
Regional Housing Reports: Key Takeaways in Bayfield County
Report findings for Results for Your
Community
Notable results in Your Community
With respect to household income, City of Washburn respondents’ household
incomes were lower when compared to the rest of the sample (28% with
household incomes of $75,000+ vs. 33% of the survey sample).
61% percent of City of Washburn residents could not afford a rent/mortgage
payment of more than $800 a month which was a higher proportion than in the
overall dataset (53% cannot afford $800+/month).
Data from Your Community
Notable results in Your Community
A majority of City of Washburn residents believed there was not sufficient
housing in their area for renters (67%) or people with lower incomes (57%).
When compared to the overall survey sample, City of Washburn residents were
more likely to agree rental housing in their community was generally not well-
maintained and were more likely to say homelessness/housing insecurity needed
to be addressed in their community.
Data from Your Community
Notable results in Your Community
When compared to those living elsewhere in the region, City of Washburn
residents were more likely to say available housing was too expensive, that
housing was unavailable in a desired location, and housing was of poor quality
when they or someone in their household moved to or within the area.
Within the next five years, 53% of City of Washburn residents believed they or
someone in their household will or might need low/no maintenance
housing.(compared to 43% of overall survey)
Regional Housing Survey: Key Takeaways
Reccommendations
What can communities do?
Broader Takeaways
Affordable and available housing of all types is necessary to maintain vibrant
communities where residents want to live, work and play.
Without housing choices available for all life cycle stages:
•barriers will exist for persons looking to relocate to area existing area
•homeowners and renters will not find housing options to meet their needs
In Bayfield and Ashland Counties, the availability of affordable workforce,
senior, and low-income housing is in short supply.
Recommendations
Recognize the Realities of the Housing Shortage
“Sitting back and waiting for the open market to respond to employer needs has not resulted in solutions to the identified shortage of workforce housing.”
Housing shortages disproportionately affect low-and middle-income residents
Persistent lack of housing opportunities negatively affect the region’s capacity for economic growth
Recommendations
Proactive Steps
•support growth in housing needed in order to sustain the local population
and employment sectors
•Commit resources to support housing development
•Identify housing types best suited to your community
•demographic needs
•geographic location
Recommendations
Proactive Steps
Explore Innovative Partnerships between:
•Local governments
•Developers
•Construction firms
•Non-profits
•Finance partners
•Be open to exploring variety of financing and ownership structures
Recommendations
Proactive Steps
Identify parcels with potential for development
•Focus development to take advantage of existing water, sewer,
power and road infrastructure
•reassess zoning, density, and other regulatory requirements that
may increase development costs and reduce flexibility
Identify what incentives your community might offer:
•Land, infrastructure, match funding, partnerships
Recommendations
Questions for Reflection
What stood out to you?
How does this data align with what you hear and see in your community?
What are some next steps your community might take to address housing
needs?
What kind of support does your community need to address housing?
Reflections and Discussion
Thank you!
Kellie Pederson
Community Development Educator
kellie.pederson@wisc.edu