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Land & Water secures non‑lapsing funds to complete $35,000 feasibility study
Summary
The committee approved using existing Ho‑Chunk award balance and $12,226.24 from non‑lapsing Land & Water funds to make up a $35,000 feasibility study gap for a dredging and park-improvement capital campaign.
Land & Water told the finance committee it has completed a portion of a feasibility study for community fundraising around dredging and park improvements and needed to secure the remaining funding to complete the work.
A $16,500 award previously allocated to the Land & Water department and a $15,000 earlier allocation left a shortfall; the department asked to use $12,226.24 in non‑lapsing funds to bring the study total to $35,000. The committee approved the amendment and the motion to fund the feasibility work; presenters said a portion of the feasibility study has already been paid and that final installments fall this summer and into early autumn.
Committee members discussed the scale of potential fundraising (presenters said they were talking with consultants about a $2 million–$3 million fundraising target) and whether proceeds from future activities (including possible sale or reuse of dredged materials) had been explored. Staff said some options remain under evaluation but that the feasibility study is intended to clarify cost estimates and community capacity before larger commitments are made.
