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Board OKs $953,166 in Planning & Parks revenue increases for habitat and resilience projects
Summary
Ozaukee County adopted Resolution No. 24-50 to increase 2025 Planning & Parks revenue by $953,166 from multiple grants and settlement funds, including $249,326 for Sucker Creek restoration and $400,000 for Milwaukee River Oxbow habitat restoration. Vote was 22-0 with three absent.
The Ozaukee County Board adopted Resolution No. 24-50 on March 5, 2025, to increase Planning & Parks revenue for several habitat and flood-resilience projects. The resolution summary lists a Wisconsin Emergency Management Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Implementation Grant for Sucker Creek ($249,326), USEPA/USFWS/GLRI funding for habitat work at the Milwaukee River Oxbow Nature Preserve ($400,000), and Monsanto Company class-action settlement funds for stream and habitat restoration across county waterways ($303,840). Supervisor Holyoke moved adoption and Supervisor Ross seconded; the full-board recorded vote was Ayes - 22, Nays - 0, Absent - 3.
The minutes present those amounts in the resolution summary; they do not break down exact project budgets or department-level spending plans. The resolution was forwarded from the Finance Committee with a unanimous recommendation. The board adopted the measure without recorded amendment, adding the specified revenue to the 2025 Planning & Parks program.
