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Special Fire Order Issued Due to Ongoing Drought: DNR Reinstates Burning Permits Beginning Oct. 15In 13 Wisconsin Counties  MADISON, Wis. – Due to prolonged drought conditions and potential for elevated fire danger, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will reinstate DNR burning permits by issuing a Special Fire Order in 13 Wisconsin counties. The permit reinstatement will begin at 12:01 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in designated DNR protection areas until further notice.  The permit reinstatement applies to the following 13 extensive DNR protection area counties outside incorporated cities and villages: all of Columbia, Crawford, Green Lake, Marquette, Portage, Richland, Sauk, Waupaca, Waushara counties and portions of Oconto, Dane, Grant and Iowa counties. A DNR annual burning permit is now required for burning in a barrel, a debris pile and grass or wooded areas as outlined by the permit, unless the ground is completely snow-covered. Before burning in these areas, anyone wishing to burn must obtain a DNR burn permit and then visit WisBURN for the current burn restrictions. Traditionally, DNR burn permits are required in extensive protection areas from Jan. 1 through May 31, anytime the ground is not snow-covered. Reinstating permits allows the DNR to suspend burning on a given day during times of elevated fire danger. A DNR burn permit is not required for campfires intended for cooking or warming, but the public is reminded to use extreme caution. Consider having small campfires in a designated fire ring or device in the evening hours to avoid burning under elevated fire conditions, which are typically found during the day.   Current wildfire concerns are primarily due to the lack of precipitation across the entire state. Wisconsin has received record low rain in recent weeks, resulting in varying levels of moderate to severe drought. Wildfires that occur under these conditions can burn for great lengths of time and smolder underground for days and can be challenging to suppress.  Dry conditions, coupled with the potential for increased fire danger in the fall due to dead leaves, pine needles and other dry vegetation on the ground, make debris burning especially risky. Debris burning continues to be the leading cause of wildfires in Wisconsin.    The DNR intends to keep the permit requirements in place until the drought situation improves significantly, either due to long-term rain or snow events. The DNR will continue to evaluate as conditions change.   Check current fire danger, wildfire reports and burning restrictions on the DNR website.

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Weekly News Blast

This week I’m going to let someone else “do the talking”. The updates below are from Dillon Schmenk, Project Manager for SPS on the 95th and 100th Street bridges over Four Mile Creek. The construction meeting scheduled for Thursday had to be cancelled so he provided this summary. I’ve attached pictures taken by oversight engineer Jim Wendels of Quest Civil Engineers, LLC, and video from town treasurer Greg Hakala. All I can say is WOW!

95th Street

On Monday, Rent-A-Flash set up traffic control. Badger also cleared trees that conflicted with the project. Tuesday, SPS installed sheeting and began excavating on the south side of the culvert. Wednesday, Badger installed riprap along the south slope from the culvert up past the current water level. Thursday, SPS finished grading the north slope and Badger placed riprap from the culvert up past the current water level. The culvert was removed by the end of the week. Any remaining riprap will be placed in the stream, concluding the in-stream work on 95th.

   

   

100th Street

On Monday, Rent-A-Flash set up traffic control. Badger also cleared trees that conflicted with the project. Tuesday (9/3), SPS will begin the excavation and culvert removal like 95th. If all goes as scheduled, the culvert will be removed, and riprap installed by the end of the week (9/6). That will conclude the in-stream work for 100th.

Your summer newsletter should be arriving next week. There is an error however…the Wisconsin Rapids Post Office originally said they would not deliver mail to those on 95th & 100th Street between Lake and CTH FF insisting the county or town had to install a bank of 20+ mailboxes on Lake Road. But late this week they agreed to continue delivering except for just two residents. The newsletter had already gone to print so please excuse the error.

Enjoy what is slated to be lovely weather for the holiday weekend. Take a walk to see the bridge project in progress. It’s exciting to see the changes already!

Sharon