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Committee endorses creating an outdoor recreation plan and expands cultural-resource objectives; schedules next meetings
Summary
Committee supported developing an outdoor recreation plan to increase recreation capacity, discussed cultural resource promotion and enhancement with tribal collaboration, and set homework and the next meeting for June 23 to continue goals and begin action-step work.
The Ashland County Planning Committee agreed on June 16 to pursue a comprehensive outdoor recreation plan and to broaden cultural-resource objectives to include promotion and enhancement alongside preservation. Members discussed grants that support plan creation, the potential to form a subcommittee, and tools (web storyboards, signage) to market cultural assets.
Why it matters: A formal outdoor recreation plan can make the county eligible for state and federal grants and would guide investments in trails, parks and recreational facilities. The committee noted that having a plan is often a prerequisite for funding and that an explicit plan could help communities seeking multiuse trails and connected recreational systems.
Cultural resources: Members asked for objectives that go beyond listing historic sites, suggesting marketing, event support and tribal collaboration. The cultural objectives as drafted include working with historical societies and the Bad River Tribal Historic Preservation Officer and increasing listings on state and national registers; the committee suggested adding proactive promotion (events, signage and interpretation) to those objectives.
Scheduling and homework: The committee assigned homework to review plan elements on the Northwest Regional Planning (NWRPC) shared site and agreed to meet next on June 23 (start time discussed as 2:00 vs. 2:30 p.m.). The chair called for a motion to adjourn and closed the meeting.
