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Crescent Lake District 


For general information on Lake Districts,
​please go to the following website: 
 

​https://www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/UWEXLakes/Pages/organizations/guide.aspx

     The Crescent Lake Association formally submitted their request to form a Lake District.  The petition was submitted to the Oneida County Clerk's office on December 14, 2020.  A Public Hearing was held on Saturday, January 2021, at 1:00 p.m. in the Oneida County Courthouse and virtually by Zoom.

Update  -  5/18/2021

Crescent Lake District
Approved by the County Board

     After much discussion at the May 18, 2021 Oneida County Board meeting, the Board voted to accept the recommendation of the Conservation and UW-Extension Education Committee to form the Crescent Lake District.

Crescent Lake Public Hearing Transcript

     ​A complete transcript of the Crescent Lake Public Hearing can be found below.
7113735__.transcript_of_proceedings___051821.full.pdf
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​Crescent  Lake Public Hearing Video

     There is a little housekeeping at the beginning of this video.  We were having some set-up issues and were working to resolve those.  You can skip through this.  The public hearing begins at 1:05:06.
full_submission_document.pdf
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FULL SUBMISSION
OF THE
CRESCENT LAKE
DISTRICT PETITION

Update - 4/20/2021

The County Board voted to table this subject until
​the May 18, 2021 County Board Meeting.

Update - 5/04/2021

     Additional materials that will be discussed at the May 10, CUW Committee meeting are below.
summary_of_exhibits.pdf
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exhibit_1.pdf
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exhibit_2.pdf
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exhibit_3.pdf
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exhibit_7.docx
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exhibit_4.pdf
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exhibit_8.pdf
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exhibit_5.pdf
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exhibit_9.pdf
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exhibit_6.pdf
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exhibit_10.pdf
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Update - 5/11/2021

     The Conservation and UW-Extension Education Committee met to discuss all the above exhibits.  Committee made a motion to recommend the formation of the Crescent Lake District at the County Board meeting on may 18, 2021.  Documentation is listed below.
county_board_recommendation_may_18.pdf
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m_e_m_o_to_committee.pdf
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committee_chair_state_statute.pdf
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     Click on the Final Crescent Lake District Report button to read the FINAL Report.  This report was approved at the March 8, 2021 Committee meeting and forwarded to County Board with Committee's recommendation to approve the Crescent Lake District petition.  The resolution is expected to be voted on at the April County Board Meeting - April 20, 2021.
FINAL CRESCENT LAKE DISTRICT REPORT
Other information that may be of interest
8_state_statute_33.25.pdf
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8_checklist.pdf
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8d_crescent_lake_resolution.pdf
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public_hearing_notice-crescent.pdf
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Zoom Link is located on
​the public hearing notice
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Crescent Lake Proposed District
class_1_notice.pdf
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preparing_for_the_public_hearing.pdf
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sample_form_for_website.pdf
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district_map.pdf
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3a_crescentlake_boundary_descr_final_nov-23-20.pdf
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Below are four draft eligible signature spreadsheets.  Each is sorted differently (i.e. by page, by last name, by code, and by eligible signatures etc.)
draft_proposed_crescent_lake_district_-_sorted_by_page.pdf
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draft_proposed_crescent_lake_district_-_sorted_by_last_name.pdf
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draft_proposed_crescent_lake_district_-_sorted_by_code.pdf
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draft_proposed_crescent_lake_district_-_sorted_by_eligible_signatures.pdf
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proposed_crescent_lake_district_-_explanation_sheet.pdf
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copy_of_codes_only.pdf
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If you are interested in how a Public Hearing is conducted, click on the Squash Lake transcript below.

squash_lake_public_hearing_transcript.pdf
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For general information on Lake Districts, ​please go to the following website:
https://www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/UWEXLakes/Pages/organizations/guide.aspx  
 

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