SUPPORTING PHASE II: BARABOO RIVER CORRIDOR PLAN

On April 16, 2019 the County Board of Supervisors approved Resolution No. 46-2016 supporting Phase I of the Baraboo River Corridor Plan.  This phase of the plan was created in partnership with the Village of North Freedom, Village of West Baraboo, City of Baraboo, and Sauk County; and laid the groundwork for future planning efforts and improvements to the Baraboo River Corridor.  Recommendations with suggested phasing, implementation, preliminary costs, and identification of funding options were included.  Partners in the plan wished to support both joint and individual pursuits to meet the goals and recommendations of the plan.

Due to the momentum and success of Phase I, in June 2018, additional planning efforts began to complete Phase II.  The second phase added additional communities along the Baraboo River Corridor beginning from the west corporate limit of the Village of North Freedom to the City of Elroy and City of Hillsboro.  The Phase II plan provides for a unified corridor vision, guiding principles, policies, and actions to “protect, restore, and enhance the natural environment within the Baraboo River Corridor and focus on opportunities that will spur recreation, tourism and development to establish the region as THE premiere water recreation destination in south central Wisconsin.”