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Key outcomes

• Snowmobile bridge replacement grant: The board authorized application for and acceptance of state financial assistance for a snowmobile bridge replacement. Fiscal impact listed in the resolution was state grant revenue of $143,300 for $143,300 of bridge replacement expenditures; no county match was required. Motion by Supervisor Vollenwider; second by Supervisor Gillet. Vote recorded in the meeting: 18 yes, none opposed.

• 2025–26 County snowmobile and ATV maintenance grants: The board authorized application for and acceptance of state grant funds for snowmobile and ATV maintenance. The resolution listed state grant revenue of $61,000 for $61,000 of expenditures and included a second state grant line in the text for an additional program with a required county match; the transcript text for the second line is unclear. Motion by Supervisor Vollenwider; second by Supervisor Gillet. Vote recorded: 18 yes, none opposed.

• Youth justice and crisis intervention grants: The board accepted a $54,000 Department of Children and Families Youth Justice Innovation Grant and a $24,096 Department of Justice statewide crisis intervention program award (combined fiscal impact +$78,096). Motion by Supervisor Romdon; second by Supervisor Teske. Vote recorded: 18 yes, none opposed.

• Purchase of portable single‑bin recycle system for highway operations: The board approved purchase of portable recycling equipment from the Highway Enterprise Fund. Motion by Supervisor Poppe; second by Supervisor Romdon. Discussion referenced a used unit priced at $124,000 plus about $30,000 for setup; meeting materials listed an equipment purchase amount that was verbally clarified in discussion. Vote recorded: 18 yes, none opposed.

• Bid award for Kewaunee County Highway Department facilities design services: The board approved awarding a contract for highway facilities design services. Motion by Supervisor Augustine; second by Supervisor Ramden. Vote recorded: 17 yes, 1 opposed. The resolution text listed an increase in expenditures from fund balance for future capital projects; the transcript contains a numeric string that was not clearly formatted in the minutes package and therefore the precise dollar amount is not specified in the record provided.

Records of motions and votes in the meeting minutes show the board handled these items largely by voice vote and moved quickly through grant and small procurement matters. The design‑services award prompted the most discussion and was the only item recorded with a dissenting vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Kewaunee County's Board Meeting 3/18/25","oneSentenceSummary","Board approved several grant acceptances, a highway equipment purchase, and awarded design services for highway facilities; the design‑services award passed 17–1.","taxTitle","Kewaunee County, Wisconsin","taxId",72878,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6120459,"KCEDC outlines housing plan, business leads and a memorandum on next‑generation reactor at closed Kewaunee plant",974,567000,1541000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2707534-e4bfa2cf7f9fd8514037babf05a7fc01&start=567&end=1541","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2707534-e4bfa2cf7f9fd8514037babf05a7fc01/thumbnail_567000.jpg","/articles/6120459/Kewaunee-County/Wisconsin/KCEDC-outlines-housing-plan-business-leads-and-a-memorandum-on-nextgeneration-reactor-at-closed-Kewaunee-plant","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6120459-b479a7a2af7e4b70f166de6d6d988283/orig.mp4?Expires=1770563141&Signature=UCn7MfP5z8qEtk~RuRqFINS~TsF3Aal1upap1WWCFqyXlzzf7aaiWDPG8NX2ivMY6NY-KKVoRlVXfh0VpFTL~X0~SvsjxdTwXVjsJIa3AL~E3Zb9WSFdBAkDchPd4TGQM0lVeD2mHRcJXZ7YSL30Gk9CAfBJnVTI~9HV2AvYZLg6hXLAFFCZErOWxurIbEzFg~xG24F6~btTqH9VSnV6JGl5jZF~tSYiWxCJ0wz6LzqWCISL9t~o5WKJhqaojA4EtYkw2D-ImNYld9F800dyRCZF2mwcp9VjZC-n~MFmxxXcjOov8RBW0HDpHUGjGsV4G9HDd~eLh-vTss7ykXRqAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ben Nelson, a representative of the Kewaunee County Economic Development Corporation, told the Kewaunee County Board of Supervisors that KCEDC is advancing a county housing study called Project Homestead, pursuing several business‑attraction prospects and is in early conversations about redevelopment options for the Kewaunee power station site.

“KCEDC is a public private partnership, and, we take the lead on economic development efforts here in the county,” Nelson said, outlining work the organization has done since the board’s previous update.

Project Homestead: Nelson said KCEDC used a $50,000 consultant contract to begin an updated housing analysis for Algoma, Luxembourg and the City of Kewaunee. The consultant is collecting demographic and housing‑market data, conducting stakeholder interviews and compiling MLS data provided by local realtors. Nelson said the KCEDC model for one scenario envisions 50 single‑family, entry‑level homes and projected the following impacts if that development occurred: about $19,250,000 in new construction value, roughly 34 jobs and about $7.5 million in construction wages; after construction, the model estimated roughly $3,880,000 in additional household income and just over $143,000 in annual tax revenue to the county.

Business attraction and retention: Nelson described two active business attraction efforts. One is a nondisclosure‑protected prospect in the Village of Luxembourg. The other is a two‑part prospect in the City of Algoma that Nelson said could total $16,000,000 in capital investment (a roughly $10,000,000 component and a $5–6,000,000 component), produce about 104 jobs combined and generate annual property and income tax revenues in the low‑hundreds of thousands. Nelson said those projections used a 2% property tax rate and assumed a $50,000 average salary.

Kewaunee power station site: Nelson told the board that Energy Solutions has entered a memorandum of understanding with Terrestrial Energy to evaluate deployment of an integral molten salt reactor (IMSR) at sites Energy Solutions owns, and Kewaunee is among the sites under review. Nelson said his modeling ran a conservative scenario based on a single reactor and the company’s public descriptions: one IMSR could require roughly $500,000,000 in capital reinvestment, produce more than 300 construction jobs and more than 100 permanent, higher‑skilled positions. Nelson also described an illustrative data‑center scenario paired with a reactor, citing a large cloud‑provider example worth roughly $3,300,000,000 in capital investment and thousands of construction jobs in comparable projects; he emphasized the county is only at a preliminary evaluation stage and that no final decisions have been announced.

Nelson presented a combined, modeled‑impact view for projects KCEDC can currently quantify: more than $3,000,000,000 in potential capital investment across multiple prospects, two‑to‑three thousand jobs in a full‑realization scenario, and annual tax revenues and economic impact “well into the millions,” according to the materials he distributed. He said KCEDC’s role is to gather local data, facilitate connections among developers, property owners, state partners and potential corporate tenants, and support zoning and permitting conversations as needed.

Board questions and next steps: Supervisors asked clarifying questions about the housing product type, KCEDC’s role, and technical aspects of next‑generation reactors. Nelson said the housing model used a three‑bedroom single‑family prototype intended to represent entry‑level homes and that KCEDC serves as a local “boots on the ground” convener with state and regional partners. When asked for the name of the company in the MOU, Nelson said, “Terrestrial Energy.” He emphasized the project remains early-stage and that regulatory, environmental and spent‑fuel storage issues remain to be addressed.

KCEDC said it will continue consultant interviews (Nelson reported about four interviews complete and about a dozen expected), provide regular quarterly updates to the board and participate in upcoming legislative advocacy during Dora Kewaunee legislative days.","Kewaunee County Economic Development Corporation told the county board it is advancing Project Homestead housing analysis, pursuing multiple business attraction leads in Algoma and Luxembourg, and tracking an MOU between Energy Solutions and Terrestrial Energy about next‑generation reactors at the former Kewaunee power station.","actionData","errors"]

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Kewaunee County board approves multiple grants and highway projects; design services contract passes 17–1

KCEDC outlines housing plan, business leads and a memorandum on next‑generation reactor at closed Kewaunee plant