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Committee discusses recognizing local residents featured on 'Uniquely Wisconsin'; directs staff to make contact
Summary
The Executive Committee discussed whether to formally recognize three Ashland County individuals/organizations featured on the Uniquely Wisconsin program, including a man who donated funds to build a handicap ramp and dock at Gordon Lake. The committee did not adopt a formal recognition policy but asked the administrator to contact the feature
Committee members debated whether Ashland County should formally recognize three local people/organizations featured on the Uniquely Wisconsin program. One focus was a man, identified in the meeting as Ryan, who used funds collected after an ATV accident to build an accessible ramp and dock at Gordon Lake.
A committee member asked for the item to be placed on the agenda and suggested the county might offer recognition if the individuals desired it. Other members cautioned that recognizing one person who was featured could prompt requests from others and recommended a consistent process, possibly an annual recognition program with explicit criteria. The idea of contacting the three people or groups featured and asking whether they would accept recognition was agreed to; committee members suggested collecting bios and background and, if accepted, presenting them at a county-board meeting.
No formal resolution or award was adopted at the July 15 meeting. The committee asked County Administrator Dan Grady to contact the three featured individuals or organizations to ask whether they would accept recognition and to collect background information for possible future presentation.
Ending: Staff will reach out to the nominees to determine whether they want recognition and will return background materials to the committee for consideration of either individual recognition events or a proposed annual recognition program.
