Engineer: FAA avigation easement will require appraisals for trees near Shell Lake runway

Mar 9, 2026

Brad Volker of Cooper Engineering told the City Council that an FAA avigation easement project will require appraisals and compensation offers to six Ridgeway Drive property owners whose trees fall within aircraft glide slopes; letters will be sent by the Wisconsin DOT.

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Brad Volker, contracted by the Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics, told the Shell Lake City Council on March 9 that an FAA avigation easement project is planned to improve approach safety near the city runway.

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