Adopting the 2020-2040 Man Mound National Historic Landmark Master Property Plan and the 2020-2040Yellow Thunder Memorial Master Property Plan as Appendices to the 2020-2024 Sauk County Outdoor Recreation Plan

Background: The Sauk County Historical Society with the assistance of the Sauk County Land Resources and Environment Department has created the 2020-2040 Man Mound National Historic Landmark Master Property Plan (Appendix A) and the 2020-2040 Yellow Thunder Memorial Master Property Plan (Appendix B) for the future management, preservation, enhancement, and expansion of services available at these historically and culturally significant properties. The Historical Society as the owner of these properties, is responsible for preservation of the sites for their significance as historic burial sites, and has authority for their use, maintenance, and enhancement. Sauk County maintains the properties as part of the County Park System for the enjoyment and education of local and visiting citizens.

The properties are maintained through an agreement between the Sauk County Historical Society and Sauk County, which stipulates activities and allowed maintenance techniques. Resolution No. 175-04 by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors on December 21, 2004, approved the original maintenance and lease agreements. As a part of the master planning process, these agreements were updated and combined into a 20-year Intergovernmental Agreement.

Resolution No. 150-2019 adopting the 2020-2024 Sauk County Outdoor Recreation Plan was approved by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors on January 21, 2020. A priority of that plan is to build partnerships with businesses, non-profits, and other units of government to improve outdoor recreation in Sauk County. The master property plans for the Man Mound National Historic Landmark and Yellow Thunder Memorial properties are specifically listed as an objective in order to meet that partnership priority. These property master plans intersect with the following additional priorities and objectives of the Sauk County Outdoor Recreation Plan; priority: resource management and stewardship, objective: community education; priority: partnerships, objectives: expand County planning services, intersect with other units of government and non-government organizations (NGOs); priority: further development of the County Park System, objectives: develop master plans for Sauk County properties.