Land, Water & Forest Resources Committee — Agenda Packet

1 Sawyer County Land, Water & Forest Resources Committee Meeting Wednesday, April 8, 2026 @ 8:30 AM Sawyer County Board Room AGENDA 1. ZOOM LINK a. To view or participate in the virtual meeting from a computer, iPad, or Android device please go to https://zoom.us/j/99719807086. You can also use the dial in at 1-312-626- 6799 with the Webinar ID: 997 1980 7086. Use *9 to Raise/lower hand and *6 to Unmute/mute. If you are on a computer, click the "Raise Hand" button and wait to be recognized. If you are on a telephone, dial *9 and wait to be recognized. If additional assistance is needed please contact the County Clerk's Office at 715- 634-4866 prior to the meeting. This meeting will be recorded and will be available on our website at: https://sawyercountygov.org. 2. CALL TO ORDER 3. ROLL CALL 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW 6. MEETING AGENDA 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS At this time, members of the public will be given the opportunity to address the Committee. Please adhere to the following when addressing the Committee: • Comments will be limited to 3 minutes or less per individual. • Comments should be directed to the Committee as a whole and not directed to individual Committee members. • The Committee cannot respond to your comments during this time. • Please sign in and fill out a public comment sheet if you wish to speak on an item. 8. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING a. Previous Meeting Minutes 9. EVENTS (DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION) a. Events Applications (Discussion & Possible Action) 10. REGISTER OF DEEDS REPORT Page 1 of 54 2 a. Register of Deeds Report 11. LAND RECORDS AND COUNTY SURVEYOR REPORTS a. Real Property Lister Report b. County Surveyor Report 12. FORESTRY a. County Forestry Report b. Wisconsin DNR Report c. US Forest Service Report d. Recreational Trails Report e. RESOLUTION 2026-____ 2026 Outdoor Recreational Trail Aids (Discussion and Possible Action) 13. MINOCQUA GRADING, LLC CLAIM (DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION) a. Resolution, Contract, Claim b. CLOSED SESSION- Consideration of motion to convene in closed session pursuant to: Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(g), “[c]onferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved,” to wit, rendering legal advice regarding the Notice of Circumstances Giving Rise to Claim and Claim Pursuant to Wis. Stat. s. 893.80 dated January 8, 2026 from Minocqua Grading, LLC, and strategy to be adopted by the County in litigation in which the County is likely to become involved. The Committee will reconvene in open session immediately following the closed session, and may have discussion and take official action on matters discussed in closed session. c. Discussion/possible action on Minocqua Grading, LLC Claim 14. ZONING & CONSERVATION a. Conservation Report 15. BOARD APPOINTED COMMITTEE UPDATES 16. CORRESPONDENCE, REPORTS FROM CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS 17. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Page 2 of 54 3 18. NEXT MEETING DATE /TIME: 19. ADJOURNMENT DISCLAIMER: A quorum of the County Board of Supervisors or of any of its committees may be present at this meeting to listen and observe. Neither the Board nor any of the committees have established attendance at this meeting as an official function of the Board or committee(s) or otherwise made a determination that attendance at the meeting is necessary to carry out the Board or committee’s function. The only purpose for other supervisors attending the meeting is to listen to the information presented. Neither the Board nor any committee (other than the committee providing this notice and agenda) will take any official action with respect to this noticed meeting. Copy sent via email to: Committee Members, Associated Staff and News Media. Note: Any person wishing to attend whom, because of a disability, requires accommodation should call the Sawyer County Clerk’s Office (715.634.4866) at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made. Land, Water, and Forestry Resources Committee Mission Statement: "Develop, guide and implement policies that protect and ensure the sustainability of our biodiverse community." Page 3 of 54 Minutes of the March 11, 2026 Meeting of the Sawyer County Land, Water & Forest Resources Committee of the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Board Room, Sawyer County Voting Committee Members (X) Present: Others Present: Chair: Steve Kariainen Mike Markgren Jayne Schroeder Vice Chair: Randy Neumann Liz Klein Tim Davison Kay Wilson Rachel Thompson Kimberly Peterson- Virtual Jim Evans Greg Peterson Tristan Wirkus- Virtual Dale Magnuson Brian DeVries Craig Morris Allison Jonjak Brian Lehner Tim Seidl Call to Order – Chair Kariainen called the meeting to order at 8:30 am. Certification of Compliance with the open meeting law was met. Roll Call was taken; a quorum was met; the agenda was set. Public Comments – Mary Fandry Minutes from the previous meeting dated: February 11, 2026 Motion to approve made by: Mr. Evans Second by: Mr. Neumann Motion carried without negative vote. Johnson Timber Presentation—Bill Johnson of Johnson Timber spoke to the committee about the proposed biofuel project that could be coming to Hayward if the Forestry Revitalization Act is passed by the Senate next week. The $1.7B project will employ over 150 people and have a $750M to $1B annual economic impact over a 150 mile radius in NW Wisconsin, benefitting loggers, truckers, schools, several counties and the state. DJ Aderman of Futurewood Corp explained the process and long-term contracts being negotiated, allowing loggers and land owners to count on 3-5 year contracts, obtain financing for business improvements, and create a stable economic impact over the next twenty years. The project requires no changes to current logging practices and strict federal regulations govern harvest of unmarketable tops, bark and slash from the federal forest and Tribal land. The project hinges on a feasibility study, guarantee that 80% of the biomass will be sourced from Wisconsin forests, and an outtake agreement for exportation with DOT, airports and shipping ports. The overall carbon impact is being considered as the plans come together. Events—No applications were received Register of Deeds Update-- Ms. Thompson presented a written report for February and updated the committee on the availability of state vital records and online access to records. Land Records and County Surveyor Department Report – Page 4 of 54 Land Records—A written RPL report was provided. Surveyor—A written surveyor report was provided. Mr. DeVries presented a 2025 Annual Land Records report and informed the committee on the activities and processes that take place in the land records department. Resolution 2026-____ Removing Certain County Quit Claim Guarantee from Ramy Seed Company Properties was discussed. Mr. Ramy spoke to the committee about the history of owning the land. Motion to approve the Resolution and remove the restrictions on the sale of the land, for consideration by the County Board by: Mr. Neumann Second by: Mr. Magnuson Motion carried without negative vote. Forestry – County Forestry Report— Mr. Peterson reported that 20 sales were active in February. There is approximately $4.33M in sold-uncut timber on file. The department is preparing for spring timber sales and submitting the annual ATV/UTV trail improvement grants. A meeting is scheduled in two weeks to get updates on the sale of the county’s carbon credits. Wisconsin DNR Report- Mr. Morris presented a written report on DNR activity. USFS Report- No report Motorized Trails Report— Mr. Davison reported that the Alliance had a successful winter season and is assessing bridge inventory needing repairs. He asked the committee to support the Public Works ad-hoc committee’s request for opening routes on Tribal land. Non-motorized— No report Zoning/Conservation Department – Mr. Seidl reported that Conservation staff attended the annual WI Land & Water Conference March 4-6. A poster ceremony was held at Winter School to recognize participants, and the school is the first to participate in an Envirothon competition. The county tree sale is active and online. Treasurer- Foreclosed property sales— Mr. Lehner presented the list of tax-delinquent properties and notices of sale going to the papers for publication. Board Appointed Committee Updates – None Correspondence, Reports from Conferences and Meetings – Kimberly and Tristan of Land Records attended the Land Information Conference and will attend an upcoming conference in Ashland. Treasurer Brian Lehner attended the WCCO conference in Madison, where Andy Phillips of Attolles Law spoke about Acts 235 and 217 affecting treasures. Future Agenda Items – None Adjournment – 9:43 am Next Meeting: April 8, 2026 Time: 8:30am Location: Board Room Page 5 of 54 Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, County Clerk Page 6 of 54 Page 7 of 54 Page 8 of 54 Page 9 of 54 Monthly Financial Report - February 2026 2025 RECORDED DOCUMENTS RECORDED DOCUMENTS FEB - 339 FEB - TRANSFER FEES TRANSFER FEES FEB - $30,589.20 FEB - LAREDO LAREDO FEB - FEB - TAPESTRY TAPESTRY FEB - FEB - 2026 VITAL RECORDS 2025 VITAL RECORDS $20.00 for 1st & $3.00 for Adtl $20.00 for 1st & $3.00 for Adtl Births 44 + 17 Death 28 +25 Marriage 14 + 6 Divorce -- -- I will be attending a seminar in Merrill on Wednesday, April 8th. Topics include AI, Deed Fraud and Cybersecurity. - Rachel Thompson, Register of Deeds - Submitted March27, 2026 Page 10 of 54 March 30, 2026 Real Property Lister Report We are caught up on property transfers and have processed about 180 documents and 4 Certified Survey Maps in the month of March. Seven assessment rolls (Towns of Couderay, Draper, Meadowbrook, Radisson, Round Lake, Weirgor and the Village of Radisson) have been printed for upcoming Boards of Review being held in late April and early May. Notices of Assessment for these seven municipalities have also been provided to the assessors to notify landowners of changes in their assessed values. We expect to print seven more rolls within the next month or so, once we’ve received the assessment data and balanced with the assessors for each municipality. The final seven rolls for the municipalities receiving revaluations will not be created until later in the year. Respectfully submitted, Kimberly Peterson GIS Technician and Real Property Lister 715-638-3279 kimberly.peterson@sawyercounty.gov Sawyer County Land Records 10610 Main Street, Suite 54 Hayward, Wisconsin 54843-0248 Telephone 715-634-3564 Fax 715-634-3546 https://sawyercounty.gov Page 11 of 54 County Surveyor’s Report 4/8/26 The survey crew has been performing maintenance and collecting updated GPS coordinates on older corners throughout the county this month. We worked on corners in Spider Lake, Hunter, Couderay, Hayward, and Lenroot Townships. Updates to corner records from field work completed in 2025 are nearly complete. As the mud dries up we will be transitioning back down to our ongoing remonumentation project in T37N R4W and T37N R3W. I reviewed 8 Certified Survey Maps in March. Respectfully Submitted, Chris Gregory Sawyer County Surveyor Sawyer County Surveyor’s Department 10610 Main Street, Suite 54 Hayward, Wisconsin 54843-0248 Telephone 715-634-3564 Fax 715-634-3546 https://sawyercountygov.org/ Page 12 of 54 Sawyer County Forestry Report March 2026 Active Sales Seventeen sales listed as active in the month of March Sale Date # of Sales Acres Bid Value Received Est. Remaining 10/22/21 1 175 $137,167.20 $142,891.27 $0* 5/11/22 0 0 $0 $0 $0 11/1/22 1 123 $39,600.00 $20,768.28 $18,831.72 5/10/23 0 0 $0 $0 $0 11/3/23 1 153 $115,742.00 $0 $115,742.00 5/7/24 6 621 $477,778.50 $193,559.50 $289,471.72* 10/29/24 2 133 $187,737.80 $56,673.35 $126,064.45 5/7/25 3 171 $164,898.60 $15,627.74 $149,270.86 11/13/25 3 350 $157,986.25 $10,623.52 $147,362.73 Totals 17 1726 $1,278,910.35 $443,143.66 $846,743.48 Inactive Sales Sale Date # of Sales Acres Bid Value Received Est. Remaining 10/22/21 0 0 $0 $0 $0 5/11/22 1 44 $45,995.00 $33,2869.59 $12,708.41 11/1/22 5 464 $269,816.25 $141,582.68 $136,992.07* 5/10/23 1 136 $99,177.50 $51,000.00 $48,177.50 11/3/23 4 277 $81,348.75 $0 $81,348.75 5/7/24 3 255 $167,700.00 $72,095.10 $130,165.00* 10/29/24 12 1017 $545,039.45 $51,749.49 $493,289.96 5/7/25 17 1359 $1,318,047.60 $34,617.22 $1,283,430.38 11/13/25 16 1486 $1,001,849.88 $74,640.15 $927,209.73 Totals 59 5038 $3,528,974.43 $458,971.23 $3,113,321.80 * Sales having overruns ** Sales having underruns Ten sales closed out in March. Timber Sale Value (sold contracts-uncut) on file = $3,960,065.28 Page 13 of 54 Timber Revenue March YTD Timber Sales $260,626.29 $701,218.50 Christmas Trees/Boughs $0 $0 Performance Bonds Cashed $0 $0 Other Revenue Camping/Firewood/Access $10 $35 Park Reservations $50 $150 Budget Gross Timber Sale Revenue $ 701,218.50 $2,000,000 10% Payment to Towns $ 70,121.85 Net Timber Sale Revenue $ 631,096.65 Performance Bonds Drawn $ 0 Total Other Revenue $ 185.00 Timber Sale Revenue Billed Out $ 199,421.82 Timber Sale Volumes Harvested Pulpwood Volume (cords) Month YTD Aspen 3520.00 9990.60 Mixed Hardwood 2591.90 7293.89 Basswood 627.10 1106.88 Red Oak 82.89 496.24 Red Pine 71.67 200.64 White Pine 53.64 211.17 White Spruce 0 0 Black Spruce 0 0 Tamarack 0 0 Black Ash 0 0 Balsam Fir 9.64 9.64 Total Cords 6,956.84 19,309.06 Sawlog Volume (MBF) Month YTD Mixed Hardwood 65.60 174.08 Basswood 51.82 102.17 Red Oak 9.28 85.03 Hard Maple 18.01 34.85 Total MBF 144.71 396.13 Page 14 of 54 Timber Sale Inspections # month YTD 22 121 Comments: Goal for timber sale inspections is one inspection per week while sale is actively being harvested, or wood is being hauled. Tract Establishment # sales month/ YTD acres month/YTD Goal 9/14 706/1170 3500 Comments: Reviewing timber sale tracts and preparing spring timber sale bid prospectus. Timber sale packets will be available 4/15/26 with a bid opening scheduled for 5/5/26. Recon Acres Updated March YTD Annual Goal 639 6387 6,000 acres Comments: Recon is the assessment of geographic, structure and compositional attributes of forest stands. Field information is stored in the Wisconsin Forest Inventory & Reporting System (WisFIRS). Basic resource information is collected, stored, and updated systematically and continuously. Database is used to analyze existing resources, evaluate management alternatives, and assist in the development and implementation of management plans. Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) Hours March FY26 Contract 8 23 Current Contract: FY27: Approximately 535 hours of timber sale establishment/admin. $42,955.30 Preparing reimbursement request for FY26 contract. Comments: Under the federal Good Neighbor Authority, the USDA Forest Service is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with states to perform forest management activities on national forest lands. WDNR has entered a GNA agreement with the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (CNNF). WDNR is authorized to contract with counties to assist with forest management activities on national forest lands. The focus of the GNA program is to assist in the implementation of the CNNF Forest Plan, which will provide: • Forest products to the local economy • Collaboration between federal, state and county forest managers • Improved health and resiliency of forestlands and watersheds within Wisconsin Page 15 of 54 Oak Wilt: Nothing new to report. Mountain Bike Trails: Nothing new to report. Birkie Trail: Nothing new to report. ATV/UTV/Snowmobile Trails: Preparing grant applications for 2026-27 grant cycle. Parks: Hatchery Park: Nothing new to report. Nelson Lake Park: Nothing new to report. Carbon Credit Project: Project has been issued and Sawyer County credits are now on the market. Other: Staff attended spring Wisconsin County Forest Association Meeting in Rothschild 3/19- 3/20 Page 16 of 54 Sawyer County Land, Water & Forest Resources Committee Meeting DNR Forestry Report for April 2026 In March DNR activity on the Sawyer County Forest was focused timber sale preparation. We’ve completed over 80% of our time standards goal of 2217 hours for FY26. The 4th grade School Forest Day will be on May 1st, where students will learn about forestry as well as take part in tree planting on the Sawyer County Forest. With snow-off conditions generally present across the county we’re beginning fire staffing as well as evaluating windows for prescribed burning. If there’s any burning you need to do ensure you have an annual burn permit as well as check the daily burn restrictions. Report Submitted by Craig Morris, DNR Forester, on March 31, 2025 Page 17 of 54 1 RESOLUTION 2026-____ RESOLUTION FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION AIDS WHEREAS Sawyer County is interested in acquiring or developing lands for public outdoor recreation purposes as described in the application; and WHEREAS, financial aid is required to carry out the project; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Sawyer County has budgeted a sum sufficient to complete the project or acquisition and HEREBY AUTHORIZES the Sawyer County Forest Administrator, Sawyer County Forestry Department to act on behalf of Sawyer County to: • Submit an application to the State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for any financial aid that may be available; • Submit reimbursement claims along with necessary supporting documentation within 6 months of project completion date; • Submit signed documents; and • Take necessary action to undertake, direct and complete the approved project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Sawyer County will comply with the state or federal rules for the programs to the general public during reasonable hours consistent with the type of facility; and will obtain from the State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources or the National Park Service approval in writing before any change is made in the use of the project site. This Resolution is recommended for adoption by the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors at its meeting on April 21st , 2026 by this Sawyer County Land Water and Forest Resources Committee on this 8th day of April, 2026: Steve Kariainen (Chair) ________________________________ Randy Neumann (Vice Chair) ________________________________ Page 18 of 54 2 Kay Wilson ________________________________ Jim Evans _________________________________ Dale Magnuson _________________________________ This Resolutions hereby adopted by the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors this 21st day of April, 2026. _____________________________________________ Ron Kinsley, Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Chair _____________________________________________ Liz Klein, Sawyer County Clerk Page 19 of 54 1 1 SAWYER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 2 3 Resolution ________________ 4 5 RESOLUTION REGARDING CLAIM BY MINOCQUA GRADING, LLC 6 7 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Wisconsin Statutes, including but not limited to Wis. Stat. § 59.01, 8 Wis. Stat. § 59.52(6)(d) and Wis. Stat. § 59.56(9), Sawyer County (the “County”) may enter into 9 contracts for the development and construction of recreational facilities and recreational trails; 10 11 WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, the County Board of Supervisors approved Resolution # 2020- 12 16 authorizing the County Forest Administrator to act on behalf of the County to submit grant 13 applications, sign documents, and “take necessary action to undertake, direct and complete the approved 14 project” in connection with the acquisition or development of lands for public outdoor recreation 15 purposes; 16 17 WHEREAS, the County Board of Supervisors approved similar resolutions in 2021 (Resolution 18 # 2021-62), 2022 (Resolution # 2022-14), 2023 (Resolution # 2023-02), 2024 (Resolution # 2024-13), 19 and 2025 (Resolution # 2025-17); 20 21 WHEREAS, in relation to a trail improvement project known as the “Trail 5 Rehab Project, 22 Eagle Lodge North” (the “Project”), Minocqua Grading, LLC (“Minocqua Grading”) submitted a 23 proposal to perform the Project for $188,250.00, which was the lowest proposal received by the County; 24 25 WHEREAS, the County entered into a contract with Minocqua Grading on June 21, 2023 for 26 the Project work described in the Contract (the “Work”). A copy of the Contract is attached hereto and 27 incorporated herein as Exhibit A; 28 29 WHEREAS, the Contract provided for payment of $188,250.00 (“Contract Price”) for 30 performance of the Work to the satisfaction of the County and provided that the Work was to be 31 performed entirely at Minocqua Grading’s risk; 32 33 WHEREAS, on February 22, 2024, the County paid Minocqua Grading $94,125.00, which is 34 one-half of the Contract Price; 35 36 WHEREAS, on May 21, 2024, the County received a UCC Lien Notice on behalf of Fox 37 Funding Group LLC against any amount owed to Minocqua Grading in the amount of $41,302.66, and 38 on August 18, 2024, the County received a UCC Lien Notice from BIZFUND, LLC against any amount 39 owed to Minocqua Grading in the amount $38,189.60 (collectively, the “Lien Notices”), totaling 40 $79,492.26 (“Lien Amount”); 41 42 WHEREAS, on January 6, 2025, the County received a final invoice from Minocqua Grading 43 in the total amount of $326,275.95, which is $138,025.95 over the Contract Price, and which asserted 44 $232,150.95 remained due after accounting for the prior payment of $94,125.00; 45 46 WHEREAS, on January 8, 2026, the County received a Notice of Circumstances Giving Rise to 47 Claim and Claim pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 893.80 (“Notice of Claim”) from Minocqua Grading, a copy 48 of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit B, demanding payment in the amount of Page 20 of 54 2 49 $232,150.95 (the “Claim”), which reflects Minocqua Grading’s claimed amount owed of $326,275.95, 50 minus the amount paid by the County to Minocqua Grading of $94,125.00; 51 52 WHEREAS, the Notice of Claim did not reference the Lien Notices, 53 54 WHEREAS, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 893.80(1g), should the County take action to disallow the 55 Claim within 120 days of receipt of the Claim, Minocqua Grading must take action within six (6) months 56 from the date of service of the County’s disallowance of the Claim; 57 58 WHEREAS, the County acknowledges that an amount of $94,125.00 remains to be paid on the 59 Contract with Minocqua Grading, and that Minocqua Grading is owed $94,125.00 under the Contract; 60 61 WHEREAS, the County will pay Minocqua Grading $14,632.47, which is the difference 62 between the remaining balance of the Contract Price and the Lien Amount; 63 64 WHEREAS, it is unclear at this time whether Minocqua Grading objects to the County paying 65 the Lien Amount (which is remainder of the Contract Price owed Minocqua Grading after payment of 66 the $14,632.47 referenced above) to Minocqua Grading or to the lien holders; 67 68 WHEREAS, the County continues to work with the lien holders and Minocqua Grading’s legal 69 counsel to determine the proper recipient of the Lien Amount to ensure the County complies with 70 applicable law; 71 72 WHEREAS, on April 8, 2026, the County Land, Water & Forest Resources Committee reviewed 73 the Contract requirements and the Claim, and voted to recommend to the County Board of Supervisors 74 that the County allow the Claim to the extent of payment in the amount of $14,632.47, disallow the 75 remainder of the Claim, acknowledge that the Lien Amount is due to either Minocqua Grading or to the 76 lien holders, and take any other action set forth in this Resolution; and 77 78 WHEREAS, on April 21, 2026, the County Board reviewed and discussed the Contract 79 requirements, the Claim, discussed whether to disallow a portion or all of the Claim, and discussed the 80 information set forth in this Resolution. 81 82 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors 83 determines, adopts and directs the following: 84 85 1. Recitals. The recitals set forth above are true and accurate, and are therefore incorporated 86 into this Resolution and shall be used not just for reference. 87 88 2. Determination. The Sawyer County Board of Supervisors, after reviewing the Contract 89 requirements, the Claim, and discussion of the information set forth in this Resolution, hereby determines 90 the following: 91 92 a. The County is obligated to pay the remaining Contract Price of $94,250.00; 93 however, the proper recipient of the Lien Amount is unclear in light of the Lien Notices, and 94 additional time is needed to properly determine the party to whom the County is legally obligated 95 to pay the Lien Amount. 96 Page 21 of 54 3 97 b. The Claim is allowed to the extent that the County shall pay Minocqua Grading 98 $14,632.47, which is the difference between the remaining balance of the Contract Price and the 99 Lien Amount. 100 101 c. The Claim is disallowed in all remaining portions besides payment of $14,632.47 102 to Minocqua Grading, except that the County acknowledges that the Lien Amount of $79,492.26 103 is owed to Minocqua Grading under the terms of the Contract but further states that such 104 payments may need to be made to the lienholders instead of Minocqua Grading; 105 106 d. The County disputes all remaining portions of the Claim asserting that the County 107 is obligated to pay Minocqua Grading any amount beyond the Contract Price and expressly 108 disallows Minocqua Grading’s claim to the extent it seeks such amounts; 109 110 e. Additional action, including but not limited to commencement of an interpleader 111 action in the Sawyer County Circuit Court, may be necessary to determine the proper recipient 112 of the Lien Amount. 113 114 3. Additional Actions by the Sawyer County Administrator. The Sawyer County 115 Administrator is hereby authorized to take any and all necessary steps in furtherance of the Sawyer 116 County Board of Supervisor’s action and decision set forth herein, including but not limited to: (a) 117 providing Notice of Disallowance of Claim to Minocqua Grading; (b) continue engaging legal counsel 118 to assist in determining the County’s legal rights and obligations under the Contract; (c) commence any 119 legal action necessary to protect the County’s interests including but not limited to commencement of 120 an interpleader action to determine the proper recipient of the Lien Amount; and (d) take any other 121 necessary steps to ensure that Sawyer County Board of Supervisor’s action and decision set forth herein 122 is completed. 123 124 125 The subject matter of this Resolution was discussed by the Sawyer County Land, Water & Forest 126 Resources Committee at its meeting on April 8, 2026, and was recommended for approval by the 127 Sawyer County Board of Supervisors at its meeting on the 21st day of April, 2026. 128 129 __________________________________ __________________________________ 130 Steve Kariainen, Chair Randy Neumann, Vice Chair 131 132 133 __________________________________ ___________________________________ 134 Jim Evans, Member Dale Magnuson, Member 135 136 137 ___________________________________ 138 Kay Wilson, Member 139 140 141 142 143 Page 22 of 54 4 144 This Resolution was heard by and approved by the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors on the 21st day 145 of April, 2026. 146 147 148 ______________________________________ 149 Ron Kinsley, 150 Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Chair 151 152 153 ___________________________________ 154 Liz Klein, 155 Sawyer County Clerk 156 157 Attached: Exhibit A – Contract 158 Exhibit B – Notice of Claim 159 Page 23 of 54 Page 24 of 54 Page 25 of 54 Page 26 of 54 Page 27 of 54 Page 28 of 54 Page 29 of 54 Page 30 of 54 Page 31 of 54 Page 32 of 54 Page 33 of 54 Page 34 of 54 Page 35 of 54 Page 36 of 54 Page 37 of 54 Page 38 of 54 Page 39 of 54 Page 40 of 54 Page 41 of 54 Page 42 of 54 Page 43 of 54 Page 44 of 54 Page 45 of 54 Page 46 of 54 Page 47 of 54 Page 48 of 54 Page 49 of 54 Page 50 of 54 Page 51 of 54 Page 52 of 54 Page 53 of 54 Zoning & Conservation Department Update March 2026 – April 2026 Prepared by Jay Kozlowski, Zoning & Conservation Administrator • Still have trees available for purchase for the tree sale: Sugar Maple, White Cedar, and Red Oak left. Pick-up is the second weekend in May. • AIS Coordinator attended Species Partnership Meeting in Manitowish Waters. She learned a lot and was able to connect with colleagues from across the state. • Funding was received from SCOPE to provide scholarships for Sawyer County students to attend Conservation Camps this summer. Funding is for up to 10 students. • Conservation staff have been busy checking dams for water elevations with the start of spring melt. Also, additional site visits, design work, training, and dam maintenance plan updates. Page 54 of 54