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Board accepts $130,000 Lake Michigan grant and $200,000 MMSD award for parks and aquatic programs
Summary
The Ozaukee County Board adopted Resolution 24-46 to increase 2025 Planning and Parks revenue with a $130,000 Lake Michigan Grant for Sucker Creek restoration, a $200,000 MMSD grant for conservation easement work at Ansay Family Nature Preserve, and a WDNR lake monitoring grant; Finance Committee recommended approval and the board approved 21–0 (5 absent).
The Ozaukee County Board unanimously adopted Resolution No. 24-46 to increase 2025 Planning and Parks revenue with multiple grant awards. The resolution lists a $130,000 Lake Michigan Grant Program award for stream and wetland restoration activities on Sucker Creek in the Town of Belgium and a $200,000 Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District grant to support implementation of a conservation easement at the Ansay Family Nature Preserve county park. The resolution also references a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Lake Monitoring and Protection Network grant to support aquatic invasive species monitoring and outreach on inland waters.
Finance Committee recommended approval (mover Supervisor T. Richart, seconder Supervisor D. Clark) and the board approved the resolution with Ayes 21, Nays 0, Absent 5. The minutes record that two-thirds of the members elect were required for this revenue increase and that requirement was met. The minutes do not list specific department implementation steps beyond committee approval.
