AUTHORIZING THE HIGHWAY & PARKS COMMITTEE AND THE PARKS DIRECTOR TO SIGN A CONTRACT FOR A TIMBER SALE AT THE SAUK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOREST

     WHEREAS, selective thinning is needed at the Community Forest to increase tree growth and resistance to disease; and,

     WHEREAS, the Highway & Parks Committee, of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors has accepted bids to thin approximately one hundred seventy nine acres of red and white pine; and,

     WHEREAS, after evaluation of the bid received, your committee recommends as being in the best interest of Sauk County, accepting the bid of ______________________for $??.00 per cord for white pine and $??.00 per cord for red pine.

      NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors, met in regular session, that the Sauk County Highway & Parks Committee and the Parks Director be and hereby is authorized and directed to contract with ______________ for a timber sale at the Sauk County Community Forest.

     For Consideration by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors on January 20, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

SAUK COUNTY HIGHWAY & PARKS COMMITTEE

_________________________                  _________________________

Tim Meister, Chairperson                           Brian Peper

_________________________                  _________________________

Henry Netzinger                                         Joseph Fish

_________________________

Jerry Kast

Fiscal Note:  The amount bid is for an estimated 513 cords for white pine and 1800 cords for red pine for an estimated amount of $??.00. Mill scale will determine the final amounts. Revenues are to be used for timber stand improvement costs and park improvements.                       

MIS Note: No information systems impact.

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