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Correction:The
government lawyers now admit that "This Year's" 2002 settlement is worth
only $10.86 million, not the $16.1 million which was claimed to
the news media. The public was told a highly inflated value.
Last Year’s (2001)
$7 Million Settlement
(proposed, not finalized)
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This Year’s (2002)
$16.1 Million Settlement
(proposed)
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Recreation Projects
$5.15 to $5.36 million estimated
(all in Brown County)
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Village of Ashwaubenon --- Ashwaubenon Creek Conservancy:
5,000 foot trail, and in Ashwaubemay Park: 4,000 foot trail and nature
center
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Village of Howard --- Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve
and Fort Howard Paper Foundation Wildlife Area: 20,000 foot trail
and two 10-car parking lots to provide access to the trail
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Village of Howard --- recreational access to Duck
Creek and the waters of Green Bay, and/or other recreational enhancements
within the Village of Howard. Facilities such as trails, picnic
areas, and playgrounds may be developed at locations to be determined with
input from the village.
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City of Green Bay --- Bay Beach Parkway: 3,000 foot
trail and a picnic area with 10 tables, grills, and trash receptacles
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City of Green Bay --- Bylsby Avenue Boat Launch: a
double lane boat launch and 10-car parking lot
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City of Green Bay --- Joliet Park: 2,000 foot trail,
wooden fishing pier, boat launch, and 10-car parking lot
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City of Green Bay --- Ken Euers Nature Area:
5,000 foot trail and picnic area with 10 tables, grills and trash receptacles
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Deerfield Docks --- a multi-use boat dock adjacent
to an existing boat launch
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Metro Boat Launch --- fishing pier and wooden observation
deck and picnic area with tables, grills and trash receptacles
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Beaver Dam Creek Parkway: 8,000 foot trail
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Recreation Projects
$3.9 million total
(all in Brown County)
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Village of Ashwaubenon --- 1 mile long, 12 ft wide
paved scenic trail along west side of the Fox River on land to be acquired
by Village. To be called Fox River Riverwalk, connecting National
Railroad Museum and Ashwaubomay Park. With benches and picnic tables.
$500,000
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Village of Howard --- new 2,156 square foot multipurpose
buildingj, a marsh overlook platform and paving five miles of trail in
460 acre L.H. Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve on shore of Green Bay.
Building will have activity room for nature-related educational exhibits
and programs, a small greenhouse and other areas needed for Preserve management
and upkeep. Public observation platform will overlook wetland and
bay. 10-ft-wide trail paved for bikes and handicapped access. $375,000
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Village of Howard --- acquisition and development
of two parcels into a 27-acre park with the removal and relocation of existing
buildings, landscaping, improved boat launch access and parking, a picneic
sheelter and a 500-foot trail. $510,000
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City of Green Bay --- 500-foot long, 8-foot wide paved
scenic trail, a boat dock/canoe-kayak launch and/or fishing pier and parking
at Leicht Park (park planned for 2.6 acre site on west bank of Fox River)
$600,000
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City of Green Bay --- Construction of a barrier-free
fishing pier near Porlier Street. $200,000
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Village of Allouez --- acquisition of 30 acre parcel
for a park west of East River. Site preparation, landscaping, picnic
area, 870 feet of trail, an access road and parking lot, boat launch or
canoe landing, and fishing pier. $659,000
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Village of Allouez --- 1,000-ft long, 12-ft wide paved
scenic trail along west side of the East River that will serve as the Allouez
portion of the East River Trail Development Project. $20,000
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Town of Bellevue --- acquisition of river frontage
or easements along East River. Construction of 12-ft wide, 3000-ft
long asphalt pedestrian-bike trail between Manderly Way and Hoffman Rd.$220,000
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Town of Bellevue --- street improvements, parking
lot, small open shelter, picnic tables at trail head (northern end of East
River Parkway Trail. $50,000
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City of DePere --- Renovation of unusable boat launch
facility at Brown Co. Fairgrounds, construction of floating dock, improved
access road, parking lot and 3/4 mile trail. $676,000
City of DePere --- 4,400-foot long, 12-foot wide
paved scenic trail along west side of East River. $90,000
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Cost Reimbursement
unknown
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Cost Reimbursement
$1.6 million total
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Reimburse federal government $50,000toward
$311,322 cost of federal management of 2000-2001 consent decree work (second
dredging season) to fix Site 56/57 Dredging Demonstration mistake by the
state/industry partners.
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Reimburse federal government $1.5
million for the federal-led Natural Resource Damage Assessment
costs.
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Reimburse State of Wisconsin $50,000
for the state/industry Natural Resource Damage Assessment
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Land Acquisition
$840,000 to $1,050,000 total
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700 acres of wetlands along the Peshtigo River, to be designated
a State Wildlife Area after a management plan is developed. (Current
owner: Badger Paper Company) Fort James has option to purchase,
but site includes landfills which must be excluded.
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Land Acquisition
$6 million total
(Why such a large $ increase over last year for only 363 more
acres?
This equals $13,774 per acre added.)
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900 acres along the Peshtigo River, to be designated a State
Wildlife Area after management plan is developed. (Current owner:
Badger Paper Company) Fort James has option to purchase, but
site includes landfills which must be excluded and investigated for degrading
surroundings. Gives state almost contiguous ownership from City of
Peshtigo to the mouth of the river at Green Bay. Cost:
?
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75 acres of Green Bay shoreline immediately south of Peshtigo
River. Cost: ?
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50 acres near Long Tail Point and within Green Bay West Shore
Wildlife Area.
Cost: ?
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38 acres near Suamico River and adjoining Sensiba Wildlife
Area.
Cost: ?
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Property Aquisition Fund --- established to fund future property
or conservation easements in affected area. $1.3
million
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| Ecological Restoration Projects
$800,000 total
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Cat Island Chain, Island 3 --- Construction of an
artificial 30 acre island in the open waters in west Green Bay to replace
a natural island which eroded away. To be filled with contaminated
dredge spoils from Green Bay Harbor shipping channel. Average contamination
levels below 1ppm PCBs. To provide bird nesting habitat and protect
emerging wetlands shoreward of the island. Partial
Cost: $300,000
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Spotted Muskellunge --- Expanding Wild Rose State
Fish Hatchery to increase musky fingerlings and yearlings from 4,000 to
10,000, and provide feed for 15 years. $300,000
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Northern Pike --- Preserving and restoring spawning
and rearing habitat in tributaries along the west shore of Green Bay.$200,000
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Ecological Restoration Projects
$3.3 million total
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Cat Island Chain, Island 3 --- Construction of an
artificial island in the open waters in west Green Bay (in Brown County)
to replace a natural island which eroded away. To be filled with
contaminated dredge spoils from Green Bay Harbor shipping channel.
Average contamination levels below 1ppm PCBs. To provide bird nesting
habitat and protect emerging wetlands shoreward of the island. $800,000
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Spotted Muskellunge --- Expanding Wild Rose State
Fish Hatchery to increase musky fingerlings and yearlings from 4,000 to
10,000, and provide feed for 15 years. $300,000
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Northern Pike --- Preserving and restoring spawning
and rearing habitat in tributaries along the west shore of Green Bay.$200,000
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Yellow Perch --- Dedicated funding toward investigation
of yellow perch decline in Green Bay $200,000
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Oneida Lake --- Dedicated funding for feasibility
investigation and design (only Phase I) of the construction of a 35-40
acre artificial Oneida Lake project. (On the Oneida Tribal Reservation
- Brown and Outagamie Counties) $300,000
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Habitat and Water Quality Enhancement Fund --- projects
may include stream bank corridor easements and improvements, wetland restoration,
in-stream improvements, non-point pollution agricultural controls, or similar
actions to improve habitat or water quality
$1.5 million
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* Note the discrepancies between last year's $ values
and this year's:
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Last year's recreation projects, fewer of them, were estimated to be worth
much more money than this year's projects. (Were we being misled
last year?)
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Last year's land acquisition value for the Peshtigo Marsh property was
much lower than this year's high value. (Are we being misled now?)
For more details, see the the formal Consent
Decree (on the DNR website, under "new FINAL Consent
Decree," not to be confused with last year's proposed Consent Decree.)
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