THIS IS A TEST.
>> I THINK THEY SHOULD
BUILT TWO TRACTS.
ONE, THERE’S HOPE THAT GENERAL
MOTORS WILL COME AND EXPANSION
WILL COME, BUT THEY WANT TO BE
DIVERSE.
>> THE PRESENCE OF THAT BIG
CHUNK OF EMPTY REAL ESTATE, IS
THAT A HELP OR A HINDRANCE?
>> MANY COMMUNITIES WHO
HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH SHUT
FACTORIES CAN FIND IT CAN BE A
HINDRANCE.
HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THERE’S AN
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT TURNS IT
BACK INTO AN ASSET AS QUICKLY
AS YOU CAN.
>> THE PROBLEM THAT JANESVILLE
IS HAVING ARE MORE THAN THE
PROBLEMS CREATED BY THE LOSS OF
THE GENERAL MOTORS PLANT.
THIS HAVE BEEN A VERY WIDE AND
DEEP RECESSION.
HOW MUCH OF THE PROBLEMS HERE
ARE A GM PROBLEM AND HOW MANY
OF THEM ARE JUST GENERAL
ECONOMIC ISSUES?
>> WELL, YOU HAVE AN
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE A LITTLE OVER
11% IN THE MOST RECENT DATA
THAT I SAW FOR THIS AREA.
CLEARLY JANESVILLE IS SUFFERING
WORSE THAN THE NATION ON
AVERAGE.
IF YOU LOOK OVER TIME, BECAUSE
OF THE MANUFACTURING PRESENCE,
IT MAKES JANESVILLE A LITTLE
MORE SENSITIVE.
I THINK THAT’S IMPACTED
JANESVILLE A LITTLE BIT MORE
THAN SOME OTHER COMMUNITIES IN
WISCONSIN OR ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BUT IT ALSO GIVES THEM
INCREDIBLE STRENGTH, THEY HAVE
A TALENTED WORKFORCE IN PLACE,
YOU’VE BEEN MAKING EFFORTS TO
BUILDUP A HOSPITAL, THEY HAVE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES WHICH ARE IN
PLACE, SO YOU’VE GOT A LOT TO
BUILD ON AS WELL.
>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS
THEY’RE WORKING ON.
WHAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE?
ONE JOB, SO TO SPEAK?
>> JOBS.
>> BUT GETTING THOSE JOBS.
WHAT’S JOB ONE THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT CAN DO TO HELP BRING
THOSE JOBS BACK?
>> CLEARLY WHAT WE NEED TO
DO IS MAKE SURE THE FINANCIAL
SYSTEM IS STABLE.
THERE’S AN ABILITY THAT WE
SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.
THE PRESIDENT HAS PROPOSED TAX
CUTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, AND
INCENTIVES TO HIRE WORKERS.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE NEED TO
NURTURE SMALL BUSINESSES >>
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> WISCONSIN RIVERS AND
LAKES ARE A BUZZ.
NEW STATE SHORE LAND PROTECTION
STANDARDS HAVE PROPERTY OWNERS
MAD.
THERE ARE NEW STANDARDS PASSED
BY THE LEGISLATURE IN FEBRUARY.
ONE HAS TO DO WITH SURFACES
AND HOW MUCH WATERFRONT A
PROPERTY OWNER CAN HAVE.
THEY HAVE TO GET A PERMIT TO
ALLOW UP TO 30%, THEN WOULD BE
REQUIRED TO PUT IN PLACE A
MITIGATION PLAN.
GREG IS SHORE LAND TEAM LEADER
WITH THE DNR, HE JOINS US IN
MADISON.
JAY IS A WATERFRONT PROPERTY
OWNER.
HE JOINS US.
>> THANK YOU.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS NEW
RULE ON SURFACES SPECIFICALLY?
>> THE PROBLEM GOING ON IN
THE LAKES, ONE OF THE PROBLEMS,
HAS BEEN THE CONNECTEDNESS OF
SURFACE DOWN INTO THE WATER
BODY.
WHICH IS MAKING OUR WATER
QUALITY DECLINE.
>> AND THE COST TO THE
PROPERTY OWNERS.
WHAT THEY’RE DOING IS PUTTING
IN PLACE A RULE THAT IS GOING
TO LIMIT WHO IS ABLE TO OWN AND
OPERATE WATERFRONT PROPERTY.
THEY’RE ALSO KILLING TOURISM.
>> LET ME LET GREG TO
RESPOND TO THAT.
>> THE RULE HAS NOTHING TO
DO WITH WHO OWNS PROPERTY, WHO
DOESN’T OWN PROPERTY.
IT’S TAKING A LOOK AT THE
LANDSCAPE.
AND THE PUBLIC RIGHTS LOCATED
WITHIN THAT WATER BODY.
WE’RE REALLY STRIKE TO STRIKE A
BALANCE HERE.
THE RULE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH
WHO OWNS IT.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
>> IF THE DEVELOPMENT OF
WATERFRONT PROPERTY OR ITS
MAINTENANCE BECOMES SO COSTLY
YOU HAVE TO BE IN A HIGHER
INCOME TO OWN WATERFRONT
PROPERTY.
YOU’RE PUTTING THE FOLKS WHO
HAVE OWNED PROPERTY ON WATER
FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS OFF WATER.
>> WHAT MAKES IT MORE
EXPENSIVE?
WHAT WOULD MAKE IT MORE
EXPENSIVE SO THEY COULDN’T
AFFORD IT?
>> FOR INSTANCE, TO BE ABLE
TO DEVELOP A MITIGATION PLAN.
THAT’S NOT SOMETHING YOU DO
SITTING AT YOUR KITCHEN TABLE
ON A NAPKIN.
YOU’RE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE
TO GO TO AN ENGINEERING FIRM IN
ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP ALL
THESE STANDARDS.
>> LET ME JUMP IN AND SAY
THIS MITIGATION PLAN WOULD BE
REQUIRED IN SOME INSTANCES IF
—— IF THE LOCAL BODY OF
GOVERNMENT REQUIRED A PERMIT,
AND WHAT’S AN EXAMPLE OF A
MITIGATION PLAN?
>> WELL, FIRST THING I NEED
TO CLARIFY A LITTLE BIT, THE
MITIGATION WOULD NOT BE
REQUIRED UNLESS A LANDOWNER
INITIATED A PROJECTOR DID
SOMETHING THAT REQUIRED IT.
SOMETHING YOU’RE DOING
DAY—TO—DAY WOULD NOT REQUIRE A
MITIGATION PLAN.
WE WROTE THAT TO ALLOW MAXIMUM
FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE WE HAVE
20,000 LAKES ACROSS THIS LAKE
AND MILES AND MILES OF STREAM.
EACH ONE IS DIFFERENT.
WE DIDN’T COME UP WITH A SINGLE
PRESCRIPTION TO SAY YOU HAVE TO
DO THIS.
WE SAID YOU HAVE TO COME UP
WITH A SOLUTION THAT OFF—SETS
WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO DO.
>> JAY, THAT DOESN’T SOUND
THAT EXPENSIVE.
>> UM, I’M AFRAID IT IS.
WHEN YOU ACTUALLY GET DOWN TO
ANALYZING WHO CAN PUT IN A RAIN
GARDEN AND HOW THEY GO ABOUT IT
AND THE PERMITTING PROCESS AND
THE PLAN —— THE WRITTEN PLAN
THAT HAS TO BE PUT IN PLACE, IT
BECOMES QUITE EXPENSIVE.
AND THE REAL PROBLEM, AGAIN, IS
THAT MOST OF THE PROPERTY ——
AND VILAS AND ONEIDA COUNTIES
ON WATER IS ALREADY DEVELOPED
AND IT ALREADY EXCEEDS THAT 15%
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE.
MOST OF IT EXCEEDS 30%
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE.
THEY SAY IN THIS RULE THERE IS
NO LONGER A NONCONFORMING
STANDARD.
HOWEVER, INDEED, THAT DOES
EXIST AND IS ADDITIONALLY
CREATED AS YOU LOOK AT APPLYING
JUST THIS ONE SMALL SEGMENT.
NOW YOU HAVE TO GO BACK AND
LOOK AT BEYOND THE IMPERVIOUS
SURFACE RULES WHAT THE REST OF
NR115 IMPOSES ON THAT PROPERTY
OWNER.
>> GREG.
>> YOU’RE ACTUALLY GOING TO
WIND UP ADDING AT LEAST A THIRD
TO CONSTRUCTION COSTS IN THIS
TYPE OF PROJECT.
>> I’M GOING TO LET GREG
GET IN THE FINAL WORD.
GO AHEAD.
>> ONE OF THE INTERESTING
THING THERE ARE A LOT OF
WATERFRONT PROPERTY OWNERS THAT
BUILT OVER 2010 OR 1968 AND
THEY HAVE BEEN UNDER PRETTY
SEVERE LIMITATIONS.
THIS IS GOING TO ALLOW THOSE
PEOPLE MORE FLEXIBILITY TO
REMODEL THEIR HOMES, MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR PROPERTY
THAT THEY WOULDN’T HAVE
OTHERWISE BEEN ALLOWED TO DO
PRIOR TO 2010.
BUT IN EXCHANGE FOR ALLOWING
THEM TO DO THOSE ADDITIONAL
ACTIVITIES, THEY ARE GOING TO
HAVE TO DO MITIGATION ON THE
WATER QUALITY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE NEED TO LEAVE IT THERE.
JAY, ENJOY THAT LAKE FRONT
PROPERTY YOU HAVE UP THERE AND
GREG, THANK YOU.
>> COME UP AND SEE WHAT THE
ACTUAL PROBLEMS WILL BE.
WE’D BE HAPPY TO WALK YOU
THROUGH THEM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT IS ALL FOR OUR PROGRAM
TONIGHT.
NEXT WEEK WISCONSIN PUBLIC
RADIO SHAWN JOHNSON WILL BE
BACK.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
GOOD NIGHT.
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