If Dane County goes with the state trail pass, the county can keep 70% of
proceeds from the passes it sells. The money must be used to support
operation of the trail. There is no legal provision for counties to get any
percentage of revenues from passes or patron licenses sold by other
entities.
Bonnie Gruber
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Bureau of Parks and Recreation
101 S. Webster St., PO Box 7921
Madison WI 53707-7921
E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone (608)267-7459
Fax (608)267-7474
TDD (608)267-2752
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> From: Larry Nelson[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 10:06 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: EnFile
> Subject: Re: Capital City Trail Fee - response from County
>
> Ken...I already have a permit for the use of State Trails on my Patron
> License. How would my permit fee benefit Dane County?
>
> Original Message....
>
> I have been informed that the Dane County Park Commission will be
> > >holding a meeting to discuss fee levels for various Dane County
> Park
> > >programs. One of the proposals is to require a State Trail Pass
> for
> > >users of the Capital City Trail. The Dane County Park Commission
> is
> > >concerned about raising revenue for trail maintenance.
> > >
> > >The meeting will be:
> > >Wednesday April 25
> > >5:15 pm
> > >Dane County Parks
> > >4318 Robertson Rd
> > >Madison
> > >
> > >(this is just east USH 51/Stoughton Rd and, depending upon your
> > >approach direction, either south of Milwaukee St , off the USH
> > >51/Stoughton Rd frontage/service road; or, coming from the south,
> > >north of Cottage Grove Rd off of Atlas Ave)
> > >
> > >For more information, contact
> > >Ken LePine, Dane County Parks Director, 246-3895
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ,
> > >or
> > >Jim Mueller, Dane County Parks Planner, 246-3893
> > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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> Paul T. O'Leary
> Desktop Insurgent
> Madison, WI USA
>
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