The City of Waterloo, in Jefferson County Wisconsin, is applying for a Knowles-Nelson grant to acquire land in order to “expand the city’s riverside trail property.”
Read the full story in the Daily Jefferson County Union.
Featured image: Trek Bicycle headquarters in Waterloo, WI. Image courtesy of Trek.
If Gov. Evers’ lawsuit is successful, the Legislature would be prevented from stalling proposed Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program projects.
Oral arguments in the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program lawsuit center around the balance of legislative power.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Gov. Tony Evers’ lawsuit centered around the Joint Committee on Finance’s authority to stop the spending of funds through the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.
Gov. Evers alleges ‘committee vetoes’ used to block approved Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program projects are unconstitutional.
The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program is at the crux of a larger power struggle between Gov. Evers and Republican legislators.
A roadblock in receiving funding from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program turned the public eye to the ways anonymous objectors can impede critical conservation initiatives.
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