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Proposed Kathan Lake District

​      The Kathan Lake Association formally submitted their request to form a Lake District. The petition was submitted to the Oneida County Clerk's office on July 13, 2026 at 10:00 a.m..  A Public Hearing will be held on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Sugar Camp Town Hall 4059 Camp Four Road, Rhinelander  WI, and virtually by Zoom.

       A Timeline is below to identify where this process is currently.  It will be updated as progress is made.

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Public Hearing
Updated Thursday, August 6, 2026

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     A Public Hearing took place on August 5, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Sugar Camp Town Hall in Rhinelander  WI.  A video of that public hearing is uploaded to this page.  Click on the button below.
PUBLIC HEARING 8/5/26
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Public Hearing Forms summary lists 4 persons who TESTIFIED in FAVOR of the Kathan Lake District Petition; 3 persons who Testified in OPPOSITION of the Kathan Lake District Petition; 1 person who expressed an interest for INFORMATION ONLY; 14 persons who REGISTERED IN FAVOR but did not speak, and 1 person who REGISTERED IN OPPOSITION but did not speak.  
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E-mail Public Comments that were received before the Public Hearing date were summarized as follows: 32 E-mails received in SUPPORT of the Proposed Kathan Lake District formation, and Zero (0) e-mails were received in OPPOSITION to the formation of the district.
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