REQUESTING THE SALE OF WHITE MOUND COUNTY PARK TO SAUK COUNTY FROM THE STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

RESOLUTION NO. 64 - 2017

REQUESTING THE SALE OF WHITE MOUND COUNTY PARK TO SAUK COUNTY FROM THE STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

[Text Box: Background: In 1965, Sauk County purchased properties with the intent to create White Mound County Park. The County did not have a parks department at the time, so the County sold the property to the State of Wisconsin for one dollar. White Mound County Park is still owned by the State of Wisconsin, and Sauk County has a perpetual easement to operate it as a park and has done so since 1967. The County now has a Parks Department, has successfully proven to have the capability to manage the park and its dam, and has made numerous improvements to the property with plans for many more. Sauk County is requesting that the State of Wisconsin sell White Mound County Park to Sauk County for the total sum of $1.00, with the understanding that the property remains a public park, offering Nature Based Outdoor Activities.] [Text Box: Fiscal Impact: [ x] None [ ] Budgeted Expenditure [ ] Not Budgeted]

WHEREAS, Sauk County originally owned the property on which White Mound County Park is located, and in 1967 conveyed it to the State of Wisconsin, but has continually operated, maintained, and improved White Mound County Park under a perpetual easement from the State Conservation Commission of Wisconsin since 1967; and,
 
WHEREAS, Sauk County intends to continue to operate and improve White Mound County Park, and it would be mutually beneficial for Sauk County and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to sell White Mound County Park for the same amount that Sauk County sold it to the State of Wisconsin, which is one dollar with the understanding the property remain a public park.
 
            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors, met in special session, that Sauk County formally requests the State of Wisconsin to convey White Mound County Park, more particularly described in the attached Addendum, to Sauk County, and once approved by the State of Wisconsin, the County Board Chairperson and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any documents necessary to effectuate this transaction upon legal review by the Corporation Counsel.
 
For consideration by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors on May 30, 2017.
 
Respectfully submitted,
 
HIGHWAY AND PARKS COMMITTEE
 
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TIMOTHY MEISTER, Chair                                        HENRY NETZINGER
 
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BRIAN PEPER                                                             rICHARD Flint
 
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DAVID RIEK
 
Fiscal Note:  The county currently funds the infrastructure, operating budget, dam and insurance for White Mound County Park so this action would result in no additional expense. The timber management would be assumed by the county.
 
MIS Note:   No information systems impact.