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Commissioners ok off-site wetlands mitigation for 103rd Avenue project
Summary
After weighing on-site maintenance burdens, the board approved off-site mitigation using the Ducks Unlimited mitigation bank for 0.2 acre (estimated cost about $17,000) for the 103rd Avenue project.
Dunn County commissioners voted to mitigate 0.2 acre of wetlands off-site for the 103rd Avenue project using the Ducks Unlimited mitigation bank at an estimated cost of about $85,000 per acre (roughly $17,000 for 0.2 acre). Jeremy, the county engineer, told the board that off-site mitigation would be a one‑time cost with no long-term monitoring obligations, while on-site mitigation would require multi-year maintenance and monitoring.
Commissioner Pelton moved to proceed with off-site mitigation for the reduced wetland area; the motion was seconded and carried. Commissioners said the off-site bank was likely more cost-effective and administratively simpler than creating an on-site wetland and managing it for the required multi-year period.
