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City of PdC to negotiate with DOT for surplus land near wastewater treatment plant

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Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 07/19/2017 - 12:21

By Correne Martin

The Prairie du Chien Common Council has decided to enter negotiations with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for a small piece of surplus DOT land that remained after the Highway 18 Bypass project years ago.

The land in consideration includes a section bounded by the city’s wastewater treatment plant, Lockwood Street, the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad tracks and campground property, as the council discussed Tuesday night.
“There’s some additional land there and the council wishes to negotiate with the DOT to see if they can agree on a plan that might be beneficial to the city,” noted City Administrator Art Osten.

No specific plans for that property have been released.

Brunson/Fowler alleys flooding
When heavy rains occur in Prairie du Chien, flooding has tended to be an issue in the area of Brunson and Fowler Streets, where they intersect with 9th and 10th Streets.

“We have 16 or so alleys in the city not paved yet and those are going to be taken care of as they appear in the budget,” Osten said. “But the (short-term) solution for this is to remove the remaining asphalt surface, then regrade and add some gravel as needed.”

EAB trees in parks
A study on emerald ash borer presence in the city’s parks was recently done. According to Parks and Recreation Director Mike Ulrich, the recommendation following the study is to remove 10 trees, three of which are infected with EAB.

The council approved part of the park board’s plan to solicit for bids that would bring someone in to log the trees so the city can make money off of them.

“This is only for the (EAB) trees in the parks,” Ulrich emphasized. “Though, I would like to see [the city] partner with community residents and get a list of residents and phone numbers so they can potentially make money off [any trees on their property] too.”

He recommended to the council that the city also provide residents with information about companies they can contact for assistance with EAB tree removal.

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