Last night, January 11, 2016, Les and I attended the Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Committee Meeting, which was held at 6:00 p.m. in the County Board Room of the Courthouse in Washburn, WI. Pigeon Lake was the 5th item on the agenda.
5. Pigeon Lake Field Station Property. Discussion and possible action regarding the State of Wisconsin, Board of Commissioners of Public Lands (BCPL) sale of the Pigeon Lake Field Station (former UW summer camp) located in the Town of Drummond.
Bayfield County Board Members were present and, speaking for the Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Department, was Jason Bodine.
A map was shown of the lake front property and images of all cabins, buildings and roads on the over head power point.
Appraisal of property is $1.325 million - at this time nothing less than $1.325 million is being considered as a selling price.
No interest in the property is seen at this time and the board is open to ideas for a county take-over (obviously money to purchase the property by the county would be a problem).
Speakers:
Les Watters (property owner on Pigeon Lake) history and support of PL Camp
Tim Kane (community development educator) support of PL Camp
We left the meeting feeling as though the county board members were in favor of keeping the PIGEON LAKE FIELD STATION as a public domain should a viable plan for use of the property arise and monies for purchase of the property be attained.
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