[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Fwd: CSWAB UPDATE: Merrimac Town Board Opposes Gun Range, Conditionally Supports ATVs at Badger

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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> From: "Laura Olah" <cswab@merr.com>
> Date: August 3, 2013 12:30:07 PM PDT
> To: <info@cswab.org>
> Subject: CSWAB UPDATE: Merrimac Town Board Opposes Gun Range,  
> Conditionally Supports ATVs at Badger
>
> CSWAB UPDATE
> Merrimac Town Board Opposes Gun Range, Conditionally Supports ATVs  
> at Badger
> Sauk County to Discuss WDNR Master Planning on August 5
> The Merrimac Town Board passed a resolution on Thursday evening in  
> favor of one of three WDNR land use alternatives for Badger Army  
> Ammunition Plant.  The resolution supports an emphasis on outdoor  
> recreation but opposes a proposed gun range.  The town’s support  
> for a proposed ATV track is contingent on several factors, in  
> particular backing from the Town of Sumpter where the 500-acre  
> facility would be located.
> The town board also discussed a fourth alternative prepared by  
> members of the Badger Oversight Management Commission (BOMC).   
> “Alternative 4” emphasizes conservation, sustainable agriculture,  
> education, and low-impact recreation. Richard Grant, the town’s  
> appointed representative on the BOMC, helped author the  
> supplementary alternative which does not support ATVs or a shooting  
> range at Badger. However, at Thursday’s meeting Grant said he had  
> no opinion on the matter.
> A second resolution to forfeit the town’s seat on the BOMC failed  
> for lack of a second.  Board members said that the resolution was  
> suggested by Grant.
> Although the proposed ATV track would be located in the Town of  
> Sumpter, rural neighbors in the nearby Water’s Edge subdivision  
> (Town of Merrimac) are very concerned about the associated noise,  
> traffic and fugitive dust and have been circulating petitions  
> opposing high-impact uses at Badger.
> At an upcoming meeting on Monday night, the WDNR will again be  
> presenting the three proposed land use alternatives for its portion  
> of the Badger property – this time at a joint meeting of Sauk  
> County’s Executive & Legislative Committee and Conservation,  
> Planning & Zoning Committee.
> The special joint meeting will be held on Monday, Aug 5th beginning  
> at 6:30 pm.  The meeting will be held in Room B30, Sauk County West  
> Square Building at 505 Broadway in Baraboo.  There is a public  
> comment period early in the meeting.
> The proposed Alternative 4 provides a balance of low-impact  
> recreation (hunting, biking, hiking, cross-country skiing, etc.),  
> family activities, research, conservation agriculture, and outdoor  
> education (including a visitors’ center).  The proposal blends the  
> best of the WDNR’s alternatives and places an emphasis on  
> conservation and low-impact recreation uses, in accordance with the  
> values and recommendations of the 2001 Badger Reuse Plan and the  
> WDNR’s land transfer agreement with the U.S. National Park Service.
> The agenda for the Sauk County joint committee meeting on August 5  
> is posted online at:
> https://www.co.sauk.wi.us/countyadministrationpage/joint-meeting- 
> executive-legislative-and-conservation-planning-zoning-comm-0
> HOW YOU CAN HELP:
> SIGN our online petition at http://cswab.org/get-involved/alerts/
>
> CONTACT the WDNR with your support for ALTERNATIVE 4 by August 30,  
> 2013.  Comments may be sent to Diane Brusoe, DNR Planner – LF/6,  
> Wisconsin Department Natural Resources, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI  
> 53707 or email Diane.Brusoe@wisconsin.gov. A complete copy of  
> Alternative 4 is posted online at:
> http://cswab.org/safewater/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Alternative-4- 
> Badger-Land-Use-July-2013-COLOR.pdf
>
> --
> Laura Olah, Executive Director
> Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB)
> E12629 Weigand’s Bay South
> Merrimac, WI  53561
> (608)643-3124
> info@cswab.org
> www.cswab.org
> www.facebook.com/cswab.org


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