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After court ruling, Polk County grants administrator authority to negotiate trail MOU with Wisconsin DNR
Summary
Following a court finding that the county's trail planning process needed another public hearing, the Polk County Board authorized the county administrator to negotiate a revised Memorandum of Understanding with the Wisconsin DNR and return any tentative agreement to the board for final approval; staff cited litigation costs and annual maintenance expenses as reasons to seek renegotiation.
Polk County supervisors on Dec. 16 authorized the county administrator to negotiate with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on the county's Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a state-owned trail, and to return any tentative agreement to the board for final ratification.
Staff briefed the board on a court ruling that found deficiencies in the county's planning process and said the ruling requires additional public hearings. Administrator Norby and staff outlined options: (1) hold the new public…
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