HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2009 (07) RESOLUTION TO ADOPT 'M UPDATED
ST. CROIX COUNTY LAND AND WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Resolution No. 7 (6,2 ( q
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
WHEREAS, sustainable land use management conserves long -term soil productivity, protects the
quality of related natural resources, enhances water quality, prevents severe soil erosion problems and
promotes the economic health of the County; and
WHEREAS, Wisconsin Statutes sec. 92.10 authorizes counties to prepare and adopt a county land
and water resource management plan; and
WHEREAS, St. Croix County's Land and Water Resource Management Plan was last updated in
October 2003; and
WHEREAS, St. Croix County provides technical and financial assistance to landowners for the
installation of Best Management Practices (BMP's) to control erosion and improve water quality; and
WHEREAS, the Land and Water Conservation Committee has evaluated funding options for
providing financial assistance, including grant assistance from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), and has determined that an
update to the St. Croix County Land and Water Resource Management Plan is required to obtain funding
assistance; and
WHEREAS, the County desires to apply to the DNR and the DATCP for grants under the Soil
and Water Resource Management program, Targeted Resource Management program or other grant
opportunities that would support the goals and objectives within the St. Croix County Land and Water
Resource Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Land and Water Resource Management plan can be used in
specific elements of the County Development Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Land and Water Conservation Committee, working with County staff private
citizens, State and Federal agencies and organizations, and after a public hearing, has prepared an updated St.
Croix County Land and Water Resource Management Plan.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors hereby adopts
the St. Croix County Land and Water Resource Management Plan as updated.
• STATE OF WISCONSIN
COUNTY OF ST. CROIX
1, Cindy Campbell, St. Croix
County Clerk, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
adopted by the County Board of Supervisors
at their meeting. held
Cindy Campbell, St. Croix County Clerk
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE UPDATED ST. CROIX COUNTY LAND AND WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PLAN (cont.)
Offered by the Land and Water Conservation Committee on March 16th, 2009.
YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT SUPERVISOR SIGNATURE
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Gene Ruetz
gt ❑ ❑ ❑ William Peavey kJ4
P ❑ ❑ ❑ Linda Luckey L B k 4., 0 L. L a2-i t;
ti ❑ ❑ ❑ Buzz Marzolf 0 &. GZ ` i
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0 ❑ ❑ 0 Dan Raebel t� , z, (Z.c. 1
V. Cl El Ken Graf
This Resolution was adopted by the St. Croix County Board
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Reviewed by Corporation Counsel on _ 10 " Q et of Supervisors on i c k /(31 c:16 U q 0..ii
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Gre m erman, Corporation Counsel Cindy Campbell, County Clerk