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Board holds public hearing on Winton Country Club contract, tables decision and orders outside legal review
Summary
The Board opened a public hearing on a proposed termination of the 2018 agreement for Winton (Wynton) Country Club property, heard extensive public comment about the 70-acre fairgrounds, conservation easement and a significant-hazard dam, and voted to table the matter and seek an outside legal opinion.
The Amherst County Board of Supervisors conducted a public hearing on a proposed termination and replacement agreement related to the 2018 sale of Winton Country Club (also referenced in materials as Wynton Country Club). County staff presented the original 2018 agreement and the proposed new agreement and enumerated concerns and changes under the new draft.
Staff said the 2018 sale transferred a single 286.7-acre parcel to Waukesha Development for $800,000 and that settlement proceeds were applied to liens, loans and other costs; remaining proceeds were held by the county. The 2018 agreement had envisioned subdividing roughly 70 acres (described in the contract as a fairgrounds tract) and returning it to the county for a future permanent fairgrounds;…
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