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Parks committee authorizes county staff to sign updated MOU with DNR for John Muir State Park Natural Area
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The Marquette County parks committee voted to authorize staff to sign a renewed memorandum of understanding with the Department of Natural Resources covering county-managed John Muir State Park Natural Area, a step the committee said was needed so the site can qualify for federal invasive-species grants.
The Marquette County parks committee authorized staff to sign an updated memorandum of understanding with the Department of Natural Resources for the John Muir State Park Natural Area.
Pat (parks staff) told the committee the previous MOU dated to 1972 and that the updated agreement was needed so the area could be eligible for federal grants to address invasive species and other management work. "We need this MOU, renewed," Pat said, and noted the update contains no substantive verbiage changes but clarifies responsibilities.
Pat said the MOU covers the county's full 159 acres at the site, while roughly 30 acres are designated as state natural area. He told the committee the updated MOU will help secure grant funding for burns and invasive-species work and should prompt more active DNR involvement in management.
A committee member moved to authorize Pat to sign the memorandum of understanding with the Department of Natural Resources; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The committee noted the item does not require further county-board approval.
The committee discussion did not record a formal roll-call tally in the transcript; minutes reflect the motion carried after the voice vote. The committee did not propose changes to the MOU's wording during the meeting.
The parks committee will proceed with executing the updated MOU and coordinating any grant applications that rely on the renewed agreement.
