Committee considers DNR loan repaid by stumpage revenue to fund Rozell Road and forestry projects
Sep 30, 2026
Members discussed a zero-percent DNR loan to bundle larger forestry projects, to be repaid by allocating about 20% of stumpage revenue; staff will return to budget hearings with project lists and repayment estimates.
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Chairman Billy Fried and staff discussed using a zero-percent loan from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to finance larger forestry projects such as Rozell Road rehabilitation. The proposed repayment plan would use about 20% of stumpage revenue to repay the loan, but staff said there is no firm timeline to pay it back and recommended returning to committee with bundled project costs and payment amounts.
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