Plans for restoration of County A in Village of Lake Delton will be discussed at public information meeting July 16

July 10, 2008

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has scheduled a public information meeting to discuss the restoration of County A in the Village of Lake Delton.  The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 16, in the Crystal Grand Music Theater, 430 Munroe Street, Wisconsin Dells. A presentation will be made at 6:30 p.m.

The meeting will be conducted in an open house format. A variety of exhibits and maps will be featured and representatives from WisDOT, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Sauk County, and the Village of Lake Delton will be available to discuss the project and answer questions.

Lake Delton breached County A due to heavy rain on June 9, 2008, creating a 300-foot-wide channel to the Wisconsin River and draining the 267-acre lake of more than 600 million gallons of water. Local officials subsequently approved a jurisdictional transfer of one mile of County A to the state. The transfer relieved the local units of government of the costs associated with the project and enabled the state to receive federal funding for reconstruction.

The anticipated design to reconstruct County A and the project’s timeline will be discussed at the July 16 meeting.

Persons who are unable to attend can contribute comments by contacting: Bill Oliva, WisDOT Project Manager, 2101 Wright Street, Madison, WI 53704; (608) 246-7911; william.oliva@dot.state.wi.us.

For more information, contact:
Michael Bie, WisDOT Regional Communications Manager
(608) 246-7928, michael.bie@dot.state.wi.us