The Ozaukee Press reported an increased budget for constructing a multipurpose maintenance facility in Ozaukee County’s Hawthorne Hills Park. An additional $37,050 was approved, raising the total project cost to $374,100.
The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program will contribute 50 percent of the project’s expenses, amounting to $187,050, while the county will cover the remaining costs utilizing its capital improvement fund.
Featured image by Jimmy Emerson, 2011.
Oconomowoc resident critiques Republican legislators’ response to Supreme Court ruling on Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.
Republican leaders say they might not reauthorize the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program after the state Supreme Court ruled that the Legislature could no longer indefinitely halt programs by not taking action on spending requests.
Evers’ lawsuit challenging legislative vetoes, which included the Knowles-Nelson projects ruled on in July 2024, continues to challenge Republican legislative power.
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Top Republican lawmakers are signaling they might not approve new funding for the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program, despite an ambitious plan from the state Department of Natural Resources to add more resources for conservation.
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