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Citizens United for Responsible Land Use

A Quarterly Newsletter of 1000 Friends of Wisconsin Volume 5, Issue 3
& 1000 Friends of Wisconsin Land Use Institute Fall 2001
The state budget signed into law in late public conservation lands by the end
August by Governor Scott McCallum 60! of the decade. It means park
contained another dramatic increase in expansions, trail extensions, better
the state Stewardship Fund. The (If you would like to be added to our e- upkeep of park facilities, increased
Stewardship Fund is our state’s land m a i l n e t wo r k, wr i t e u s a t protection of our native biological
acquisition program for public outdoor [email protected]. You will receive diversity and more. The timing of
recreation and habitat protection. periodic updates on state issues related to this increase is especially important as
land use and suggestions on which state thousands of acres of forested land
For the last three years, 1000 Friends of officials to contact.) and pristine northern lakes are
Wisconsin’s goal has been a $60 million currently coming on the market from
per year program. Two years ago, the The successful lobbying effort included paper and timber companies that have
program was reauthorized to run our partners, The Nature Conservancy held them for many decades.
through the year 2009 at $46 million per and its Government Relations Director
year. While we fought hard for that Jordy Jordahl, Gathering Waters Land acquisition is very often a once-
increase, which doubled the program Conservancy and its Executive Director in-a-lifetime proposition. When a
from the $23 million per year that it had Vicki Elkin, and the umbrella group the piece of untouched land is available,
been held at since 1990, we knew we Alliance for the Stewardship Fund, the Department of Natural Resources
needed to do more. Land prices had which represents 80 local conservation needs to have the ability to act. At
more than doubled since 1990 and even organizations. None of us could have $60 million per year, they will have
at $46 million per year the program’s accomplished this alone. It was really a the resources to protect key pieces of
buying power was only returned to 1990 victory for the entire Wisconsin land. At a cost of only about two-
levels. conservation community. tenths of one percent of the state
budget, we can protect land
The Senate Democratic Caucus included What It Means permanently for our children and their
our $60 million per year proposal in its children to enjoy.
version of the state budget in July. The The Stewardship Fund has its roots in
Assembly Republicans did not include Governor Gaylord Nelson’s Outdoor Growth in the Stewardship
the increase in their version. In fact, Recreation Act Program of the early
they cut the program slightly. But in 1960’s. That program was strengthened Fund In Millions Per Year
negotiations between the houses, the later on in that decade by Governor
Senate held firm and the higher level Warren Knowles, but the program was 60
was included in the budget sent on to the allowed to deteriorate in the following
G o v e r n o r. F i n a l l y, G o v e r n o r decades until it was revitalized by Rep. 50
McCallum, who could have line-item Spencer Black as the “Stewardship
vetoed the increase, chose to approve it Fund” in 1990. 40
instead.
This increase puts our state back 30
The Power of Numbers among the leaders in conservation
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programs. Over the remaining eight
At every step of the process we asked years of the new program, a total of 10
our members through our email network $112 million, or almost $600 million
and through direct mail pieces to contact over the full ten year course of the 0
their legislators and the governor. State program, will be invested in 1990- 2000- 2002-
officials reported being swamped with conservation statewide. The increase 00 01 09
messages in favor of the larger program. translates to about another 50,000 acres
There is no question that 1000 Friends of protected land — for a total that
members helped make the difference. may approach 300,000 acres added to

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1000 Friends of
Wisconsin, Inc. The Enduring City
Board of Directors
One of the best things about America during the recent tragedies has been taken for
Senator Gaylord Nelson, granted by just about everyone: there was never any question that New York was
Emeritus Board Chair part of us. That may seem like a given, but Americans have been at best ambivalent
about cities and often openly hostile to them. New York, as the biggest of our big
cities, has often come in for the worst of it, but not this time.
Don Last, President
Stevens Point Americans saw New Yorkers coping heroically. Police, fire and volunteer rescue
Bev Anderson, Darlington workers defied the danger and exhaustion, others gave blood beyond the need, and
Steve Born, Madison the mayor was described by one observer as Winston Churchill in a Yankees cap. In
Walter John Chilsen, Wausau response, help poured in from around the country.
Arlen Christensen, Madison It might not be too optimistic to think that this is the turning point in how Americans
David Cieslewicz, Madison view cities. Despite great fires and earthquakes, despite disastrous “urban renewal”
Emily Earley, Madison programs, despite expressways tearing them apart and tax structures that punish
Robert Ellingson, Amherst them and reward their suburbs, despite everything we can throw at them cities have
Kristine Euclide, Monona endured. They’ve endured because there is something about them that we like;
Mike Hargarten, Waukesha something we have not expressed nearly as well as our seemingly endless
Jim Holperin, Eagle River expressions of affection for the small town and the natural world.
Charles James, Milwaukee
Bud Jordahl, Madison Cities have sheltered us as immigrants, they’ve nurtured the development of our
Madelyn Leopold, Madison culture, they’ve been our economic workhorses, they’ve been refuges of tolerance in
Gaurie Rodman, Milwaukee times of intolerance, and they have been good to our environment. The
Roger Shanks, Merrimac environmental footprint of the average city resident is much smaller than that of his
Deb Slavin, Middleton suburban cousin. Yet, Americans have never really loved their cities. As Wisconsin
Charles Trainer, Milwaukee writer and farmer Justin Isherwood has written, “Every time the wilderness is held
Jim Van Deurzen, Mazomanie up alongside an equal portion of city, people choose wilderness as the inherent good.
We admire the diversity of nature, but not the same complexity in metropolis.”
1000 Friends, Inc. Staff
But on September 11th, America’s biggest city showed selflessness and courage and
David Cieslewicz, Director determination – the same things that exist in every city in America. There is a line
Andrea Dearlove, Asst.Director embedded deep within one of our most beloved national hymns. Maybe now we
Meghan Morse, Program Asst. will not always stop at the first verse, no longer content just to sing of spacious skies
and amber waves of grain, but to sing of all the things that make America what it is.
Because despite everything, even the senseless destruction of madmen, our alabaster
cities still gleam.
David Cieslewicz
Director, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Inc.

Welcome New 1000 THANK YOU!

Friends Inc. Members!
1000 Friends, Inc. & the Land Use Institute want
to thank member/volunteer Barb Irvin for her
Friends ($100 to $249) tireless efforts to ensure all our computers are
Benish, George W., 2234 running smoothly.
Brandt, Janet & Mike, 2216
We would also like to thank Matt Otto of the
Regular ($35 to $99) DNR for his help researching brownfields and
Costa, Dave & Jim Henry, 2229 redevelopment projects for our new website,
Danial, Eddee, 2233 www.picturesmartgrowth.org and for donating
Pavelko, Dan, 2222 his computer to our offices.
Richard, Jane, 2223
Another thank you goes to Sue Nelson of Mintz
Kelly Associates for donating computer CPUs
through Community Shares to our offices.

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1000 Friends of Wisconsin

The Silver Lining Land Use Institute
Board of Directors
My mind, like everyone else’s nationwide, is flooded with thoughts and sadness for
the events that occurred on September 11, 2001.
Senator Gaylord Nelson,
My parents live in New York City so the first day of the terrorist attack was Emeritus Board Chair
especially terrifying as I wondered if they were OK; thankfully, they are. I have
talked to them two to three times a day since the attack to see how they’re doing and Jeanie Sieling, President
how the city is handling this traumatic event. Like all of us, they go through the day Fitchburg
in a zombie-like state: wanting to help in any way possible, standing in long lines to
give blood, keeping windows closed to keep out the air now full of debris. But like Jim Arts, Madison
my parents, I am an optimist and am constantly looking for the silver lining. Juli Aulik, Madison
Dennis Boyer, Linden
If there is a silver lining to this tragedy, it is found in the camaraderie and unified Andrea Dearlove, Madison
spirit of New Yorkers. My parents report to me how everyone offers smiles to one John Imes, Madison
another while crossing the street. They stop and talk longer to their neighbor or Dorothy Lagerroos, Ashland
grocer or busdriver. They stop and thank the police and firemen they pass during Bryce Luchterhand, Unity
daily chores. The lines that often separate – blue collar versus white collar, black Dan Masterpole, ChippewaFalls
versus white, rich versus poor, young versus old – have been erased and the people George LN Meyer, Milwaukee
of that city have a newfound unity in their joint efforts to recover and rebuild. Brian Ohm, Madison
Dan Olson, Green Bay
New York City, perhaps more than any other city in the world, is an integrated one Bryan Pierce, Eagle River
– from CEOs, to firemen, to trash collectors – they all live and work in close Karen Raymore, Sturgeon Bay
proximity to provide the vital services that make that city what it is. Glenn Reynolds, Primrose
Jay Tappen, Eau Claire
So many of the communities we have built in the past five decades lack the Kine Torinus, West Bend
integration of New York. Communities are separated by income level, by color, Kim Verhein, Waukesha
and by distance. We get in our cars alone to travel to work, shop and play. And I Marcus White, Milwaukee
am afraid that in times like this – when we need each other more than ever – these Meagan Yost, Poynette
divisions don’t allow us vital interdependence. You may feel that New York City is Land Use Institute Staff
too dense – and it is for many of us. But it was built in a way that fosters human
contact – which is so important in times like these. Andrea Dearlove, Director
David Cieslewicz, Asst.Director
I know that all our members join me in sending thoughts and prayers to the friends Nick Lelack, Planner
and families of those who passed away in New York – as well as in Washington, Lisa MacKinnon, Counsel
DC and Pennsylvania. Thankfully, in addition to the support of the country, they Meghan Morse, Program Asst.
also have each other – joined by bonds that are now stronger than ever before.

Andrea J. Dearlove
Director, 1000 Friends Land Use Institute

Welcome New 1000 Friends Institute Members!

Friends Society ($500 to $999) Thimmesch, Charles, 2220
Village of Poynette, 2225
Regular ($35 to $99)
Friends Fellowship ($250 to $499) Brooks, Loren, 2230
Cornue, Virginia, 2231 Knezevic, Anne, 2226
Koegler, Scott, 2232
Friends ($100 to $249)
Kroenke, Mike, 2224
Sisters of St. Dominic, 2228
Pavelko, Dan, 2222
Fox, Robert & Barbara Holly-Fox, 2218
Ryan, Susan, 2227
Griffin, Roger, 2221
Town of Dunn, 2219
Horvath, Bill, 2217

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Protecting the Kettle Moraine — A New Land Use Institute Initiative

Paul G. Hayes, Cedarburg, is a retired journalist, co-chair with Betty Jo Nelson of the Mid-Kettle Moraine Partners
Group, third co-chair of the Kettle Moraine Task Force, vice president of the Ice Age Park and Trail Foundation, and a
founding member of 1000 Friends. He contributes this guest article to the 1000 Friends newsletter to introduce our

In the mid-1930s, the Wisconsin north and south units, using

Department of Natural Resources the Ice Age Trail, which
created the north and south units of follows the Kettle Moraine
the Kettle Moraine state forest, to ridge, as a backbone.
protect in perpetuity that elegant Luckily, some stunning
landscape of braided ridges, eskers, glacial features had already
kettles and kames sculpted by the been protected, including
great Wisconsin glacier. These two Pike Lake State Park, Holy
state forest units have since become Hill and Loew’s Lake in
two of Wisconsin’s most-used Washington County, and
recreation areas. Hartland Marsh and Lapham
Peak State Park in
The initial concept for the Kettle Waukesha County. The
Moraine State Forest was a reports recommended their
continuous green belt from mid expansion. Picture courtesy of the Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation.
Sheboygan County to deep in
Walworth County. The forty-mile Fish and Reuss asked
gap that remains between the north George Meyer, then Secretary of the Friends, the DNR, the Southeastern
and south units resulted from rising DNR, to have his department coordinate Wiscon s in Re gi onal Plannin g
land prices and some local the work of private and public agencies. Commission, Waukesha and
opposition. Urban sprawl, highway Meyer thought the concept good but Washington County parks departments,
development and gravel mining wanted a mandate from the governor or the Cedar Lake Conservation
have been, and continue to be, the Wisconsin legislature. Foundation, the Ozaukee-Washington
constant threats to those Land Trust, the Waukesha County Land
irreplaceable remnants of the Ice He got both. Then Gov. Tommy Trust and city town and village
Age. Thompson provided support in a letter governments in the corridor.
and both the Senate and Assembly
In 1995, a renewed effort to close overwhelmingly passed Joint Resolution Local land trusts and agencies that can
the gap began when Henry S. 48 on January 13, 1998. Effective buy land are stitching the mid-Kettle
Reuss, former Congressman from support before the legislature came from Moraine together like a quilt. To
Milwaukee, told a gathering of the 1000 Friends. complement their efforts, Harder, 1000
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Friends’ planner Nick Lelack and I have
Arts and Letters that the 1930s In February 2000, Meyer outlined the visited several affected local
dream of Wisconsin DNR’s Mid Kettle Moraine policy calling governments and realtors to explain our
conservationists should be revived. for new efforts to expand the north and goals and encourage them to incorporate
south units of the Kettle Moraine State their protection goals into local “Smart
The outcome of the speech was the Forest and the Ice Age Trail corridor, and Growth” plans. We find little or no
formation by the Wisconsin to protect critical natural areas within the opposition.
Academy of the Kettle Moraine corridor. The DNR’s Paulette Harder was
Task Force, co-chaired by Reuss retained to coordinate the Mid Kettle Good ideas are like trick birthday cake
and Ody Fish, then Academy Moraine project among local candles; they burst into flame again and
president. Its 12 other members governments and citizen groups in again. We hope that this flame will
included some Academy stars in southeastern Wisconsin. continue to reignite until our wish — to
ecology, education, geology, protect this vanishing landscape — has
bio lo g y, sc ie nce, law and The DNR initiative has successfully been granted.
communications. brought together the following groups to
work towards the protection of this
The task force wrote two reports valuable and cherished resource: the Ice
that outlined actions to link the Age Park and Trail Foundation, 1000

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Forest Fragmentation — The Sprawl of the North

Forested land covers nearly 50% of our RWisconsin’s wood products industry is
3) Hosting a statewide forum (held in
state’s area and is an important part of the second largest manufacturing sector
Wausau on July 12), for business
the identity of the part of our state in the state, employing 96,000 workers.
leaders, government officials and
kn o wn a ffe c t i o n a t e l y a s t h e Eighty-two percent of our timber
members of forestry organizations to
“northwoods.” These forests provide harvests come from private lands. Forest
respond to local opinion and address
resources for biological diversity, the product-based economies are seriously
innovative and effective solutions.
pulp, paper and lumber industries and impacted by reduced availability of
recreational activities including hunting, resources, higher removal costs and
Throughout these workshops, we
fishing, hiking and birdwatching. They increasing conflict among landowners
heard from landowners and local
enhance air quality, benefit waterways regarding goals for use of the forest.
decision makers across the northern
and provide wildlife habitat. And they RSpecies that depend on continuous
half of our state offering ideas for
represent a mythic sort of refuge to forest cover, as well as air and water
how we might work together with
many of us — a secluded place to get quality, are threatened by fragmentation
forestowners to improve the outlook
away from it all. and forest conversion.
for the long-term health of our forests.
RRecreational forest users are impacted
Unfortunately, forestland in Wisconsin’s by decreased access to private lands,
Recommendations
north county is being parceled and sold conflicts between new and traditional
Based on guidance from landowners
off into smaller and smaller lots, and recreation uses and lost opportunities for
and forest industry representatives,
accordingly, much of what has come to solitude.
the forest fragmentation taskforce
define the northwoods – solitude, quiet RLocal governments find themselves
(including Northwest Regional
lakes, abundant wildlife – is facing increasing infrastructure costs in
Planning, Forest Service Research,
disappearing. Fragmentation of our efforts to respond to service demands
UW-Extension, UW-Madison
and
Forestry, the Wisconsin Woodland
serious planning challenges.
Owners Association, the DNR, Trees
for Tomorrow, and UW-Stevens
While the current fragmentation picture
Point, among others) made the
looks troubling, predictions for what our
following recommendations to 1000
northern forests could look like should
Friends:
population and development trends
1. Encourage the DNR to hire
continue is of greater concern still.
additional forestry staff to meet
demands for enrollment in the
northern woods is another form of Friends’ Forest Fragmentation
Managed Forest Law program.
sprawl. Project
2. Review property assessment rules
Where is Forest Fragmentation Thanks to a grant from the Wisconsin
with the Department of Revenue.
Occurring? Environmental Education Board, in
3. Change state law to require
Although forest fragmentation and August 2000, the 1000 Friends Land Use
assessors to recognize the value of
forestland use conversion is an issue Institute hired retired DNR forester John
lands enrolled in conservation
throughout the state, the real hotspots Grosman to lead a one-year pilot project;
easements.
are in the northern counties. This trend is designed to work with forest owners,
4. Continue efforts to enhance
occurring at an increasing pace as large business leaders and decision makers to
livability in cities.
tracts of forest in northern Wisconsin, find ways and means to address the
5. Research methods for retaining
previously owned by paper companies, causes and effects of forest
large blocks of forest land via tax and
are being sold in small parcels to new fragmentation.
other incentives.
landowners and as highway access to
6. Partner with forestry organizations
previously hard-to-get-to areas is Project work over the year focused on:
to more fully integrate forest
increased. 1) Collecting and synthesizing forest
preservation issues into natural
cover, land ownership and population
resource planning under Smart
The Problem, in a Nutshell trend data.
Growth.
Wisconsin’s forests provide both
2) Providing a series of local landowner
livelihood and leisure to residents and
workshops to discuss causes, effects and Over the coming months, 1000
visitors. Unplanned, haphazard
solutions. Workshops were held Friends will be working to follow up
development and increased road access
throughout May & June in Ashland, on these recommendations and to
have significant impact on our forests
Eagle River, Spooner and Wisconsin address devoting organizational
and erode our uses of this resource:
Rapids. resources to forest fragmentation on a

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Wetland Protection Exemptions Declared Unconstitutional

By Lisa MacKinnon, Staff Attorney, 1000 Friends Land Use Institute

The environment and the citizens of The wetland protection exemption was a this case has spoken very clearly in
Wisconsin won a precedent-setting bad move because it would have allowed favor of upholding the State
victory in August in a decision handed these companies to fill almost 20 acres Constitution and protecting the
down by the Trempealeau County of high quality wetlands, but the environment in the face of corporate
Circuit Court. exemption also had broader implications. campaign influence.
If these companies were allowed to
In November, 1999, five This decision is a victory not only for
bypass state environmental regulations
environmental groups — 1000 Friends the environment but also for
without any oversight or participation by
of Wisconsin, The Sierra Club-John democracy in Wisconsin. The lands of
the public, it could have signaled the
Muir Chapter, Wisconsin Wetlands Wisconsin belong to all its citizens
beginning of a budget free-for-all for
Association, the River Alliance of and the future of those lands should
other private interests hoping to quietly
Wisconsin and Wisconsin’s not be decided by special interests
exploit the environment in Wisconsin
Environmental Decade — filed a behind closed doors.
without being subject to any regulation
lawsuit challenging the
or public comment. We would like to thank Attorneys
constitutionality of a provision
Glenn Stoddard and Diane Milligan of
included in the 1999-2001 State What made the exemption even more
Garvey & Stoddard for their work on
Budget Bill. The provision would have offensive was that the trail of campaign
this case, and for their willingness to
exempted Ashley Furniture Industries contributions from its beneficiaries led
do much of it pro bono. As of this
in Arcadia and the Stout Technology right to the doorsteps of the legislators
writing, Ashley Furniture Industries
Park in Menomonie from the state’s who sponsored it and Governor
had not yet indicated whether they
wetland protections and other Thompson, who ultimately signed the
would appeal this decision to the
environmental regulations. bill.
Court of Appeals.
W e c h a l l e n ge d t h e we t l a n d s We are very pleased that the court issued
For more information, please visit our
exemption arguing that it was a private a decision in our favor and declared this
website at http://www.1kfriends.org/
or local bill enacted in a large, multi- exemption “a private or local law which
legislative/AshleyComments.shtml.
subject budget bill by the legislature in was not adopted in accord with the
violation of the Wisconsin Wisconsin Constitution and [is] NOTE: The case citation is Sierra
Constitution. therefore null and void.” The court in Club, et al. v. Ashley Furniture, Inc. et

Legislative Update — More Progress

The 2001-03 state budget recently Smart Growth Planning Grants. Department of Forestry. We fought
signed into law by Governor Scott This state aid program for local against this ill-advised provision,
McCallum builds on the progress in planning efforts was increased by 75% which would have split management of
land use reform we began last session. to $6 million over the next two years. our state forests and private forestry
The budget includes increases in key programs from the Department of
budget items while some of the worst Smart Growth Data Set. This budget Natural Resources. This was a thinly
budget provisions were vetoed. provision requires state government to veiled attempt to begin a divide and
Finally, on some issues we will need to establish a web-based one stop conquer strategy of the DNR. If this
fight another day. Here are the shopping center for information within had succeeded, the next attempt would
highlights. state government that local have been to split off state parks and
governments need to do their Smart on and on until regulatory programs of
The Good Stuff Growth plans. When it is up and the DNR were isolated and strangled.
running some time next year, it will Most importantly, this provision
Stewardship. The budget increases make good planning easier and less ignored Aldo Leopold’s wise advice to
this land protection program from $43 expensive. manage our natural resources as a
million per year to $60 million per whole.
year. Because of this increase about Bad Items Vetoed
50,000 more acres will be protected The Governor also vetoed three bad
through 2009. (See cover story.) policy items from the budget.
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1000 Friends Land Use Institute a New

W E B S I T E Member Agency of Community Shares of
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Community Shares of Wisconsin Begins 2001 Fundraising Campaign
This new feature of our This year, the 1000 Friends Land Use Institute was accepted as one of the
newsletter will allow us Community Shares of Wisconsin member agencies and can now receive funds
to update you on our constantly through their workplace giving program. Celebrating 30 years of advocacy and
evolving website — in the case that activism, Community Shares has a rich tradition of supporting nonprofit agencies
you haven’t visited us online lately! working for social, environmental and economic justice. Their payroll deduction
New features you will find at campaigns at workplaces throughout Dane County give you an opportunity to
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supported by Community Shares.
⇒Our 2001-2003 legislative agenda,
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asked questions about the Smart protect Wisconsin’s urban and rural landscapes.
G r o wt h l a w a n d t oo l s fo r
responsible development If you are a public sector employee (state, university, city, county, school district
or federal government), look for us listed in the Community Shares section of
Starting September 15th, our site your fall 2001 campaign brochure.
will feature a link to a new, spin-off
site called “Picture Smart Growth.” If you are a private sector employee, you may receive Community Shares of
This site (also found at Wisconsin materials as part of your fall campaign. Community Shares is currently
w w w. p i c t u r e s ma r t gr o wt h . o r g) included in over 50 worksites. If we are not part of your employee campaign and
shows what smart growth actually you would like us to be, contact Community Shares at
looks like — on a variety of scales. [email protected] or call 256-1066.
You will see attractive affordable
housing units that protect Thank you for your generous support, not only for the work the Land Use
neighborhood property values, you Institute does but also for Community Shares of Wisconsin and the other
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adhered to local design standards,

Legislative Progress, continued...

Billboard Blight. The Governor also park in Menasha. incremental finance reform and the
vetoed a provision that would have A Few Losses agricultural preservation program
allowed billboard companies to clear resulted in greater understanding
cut trees in front of their signs in The Governor did veto two provisions among the parties on those issues, but
publicly owned highway rights of way that we lobbied for. Lifecycle cost no concrete proposals that we could
– without even having to ask for the estimates for major highway projects advance in the budget. Finally, the
state’s permission. This was an would have required the Department of Wisconsin Historic Preservation
outrageous power grab by the Transportation to estimate the complete Trust and the Conservation Tax
billboard industry. It backfired and cost of building new roads, including the Credit were not included in the final
gave new life to a bill that would cost to build, maintain, police, repair and budget sent to the Governor. We will
create a fund to buy and tear down rebuild them over twenty years. We keep working on these issues in
existing billboards. We are working believed that this would have made the separate bills.
for passage of this billboard removal Legislature look before they leaped into
bill, SB-219. massive highway expansion projects.
And he also vetoed an extension in the
Stewardship Earmarks. The budget life of the Dane County Regional
contained several inappropriate Planning Commission, now set to expire
earmarks of Stewardship Fund dollars. in October, 2002.
The governor vetoed some of the
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Inside this newsletter:
• Success on the Stewardship Front
• Legislative Update — 2001-2003 Budget
• Protecting the Kettle Moraine
• 1000 Friends Forest Fragmentation Project
• Wetland Protection Exemptions Unconstitutional
1000 Friends of Wisconsin & The Land Use Institute
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