Appendix A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN. APPENDIX A Public Participation Plan City of Waupun COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 1

Appendix A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN APPENDIX A Public Participation Plan City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 1

Appendix B PUBLIC MEETING NOTICES APPENDIX B Public Meeting Notices City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 1

PLAN REVIEW OPEN HOUSES Two Open House meetings were held to share the City s draft plan and solicit comments. The first was on Monday, March 20 th at the Waupun Utilities Building and the second on Monday, April 17, 2006 at the Waupun Public Library. The following text was printed in local papers as indicated below. Notice Text: City of Waupun Comprehensive Plan Public Information Meeting Monday, March 20th Waupun Utilities Building (817 S. Madison Street) 6:00 Open House 6:30 Presentation The City of Waupun is updating its Comprehensive Plan. This plan addresses housing, transportation, natural resources, community facilities, economic development, intergovernmental agreements, and land use in the Town. Attend this meeting to learn about and comment on the draft plan. This plan is scheduled for adoption in June. Date Published: Fond du Lac Reporter Wednesday, March 15 Notice Text: Comprehensive Plan Public Information Meeting All residents of the City of Waupun and the Towns of Chester, Alto, and Waupun are invited. Monday, April 17th Waupun Public Library 5:15 Town of Alto Open House 5:30 Town of Alto Presentation 6:00 Open House for all 4 communities 6:30 Presentation: How do these plans relate to each other? The City of Waupun and the Towns of Waupun, Alto, and Chester are preparing Comprehensive Plans. These plans address housing, transportation, natural resources, community facilities, economic development, intergovernmental agreements, and land use in each community. Attend this meeting to see the maps and the draft plans, and to learn how each community plans to grow and change in the next 20 years. These plans are scheduled for adoption in June. Dates Published: Fond du Lac Reporter Wednesday, April 12 and Sunday, April 16 Beaver Dam Daily Citizen Saturday, April 8 and Saturday, April 15 Action Shopper Tuesday, April 11 and Sunday, April 16 APPENDIX B Public Meeting Notices City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2

PLAN REVIEW PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing was held on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at the Waupun City Hall. The following text was printed in the Fond du Lac Reporter. Notice Text: PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN for the CITY OF WAUPUN, WISCONSIN Tuesday, July 25th, 5:30 pm Please be advised that the Common Council of the City of Waupun will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 25 at 5:30 p.m., at the Waupun City Hall, located at 201 E. Main Street, Waupun, Wisconsin, to hear comments and concerns related to the proposed Comprehensive Plan for the City of Waupun. This Plan includes extensive data concerning existing conditions and issues, and provides goals, objectives, and actions for a wide range of municipal concerns, including land use, economic development, intergovernmental cooperation, and public utilities as required by 66.1001 of the Wisconsin State Statutes. Copies of the proposed Comprehensive Plan will be available for review at the Waupun Public Library and at the City Hall during regular business hours. For more information regarding this public hearing, or to obtain a copy of the Plan, contact Kyle J. Clark, City Clerk, (920) 346-5617. All interested parties will be heard. City of Waupun, Kyle J. Clark, Clerk Date Published: Fond du Lac Reporter June 24, 2006 APPENDIX B Public Meeting Notices City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 3

Appendix C ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS APPENDIX C - Economic Development Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 1

Wisconsin Department of Commerce (DOC) Community-Base Economic Development Program (CBED) CBED provides financing assistance to local government and community-based organizations that undertake planning or development projects that provide technical assistance services that are in support of business and community development. Eligible activities under the program include: planning, development, and assistance projects; business incubator/technology-based incubator grants; venture capital fair; and regional economic development grants. Cities, villages, towns, counties, tribes, and community-based organizations may apply for planning funds. Funds are available on an annual basis through a competitive application process. Wisconsin Community Development Block Grant for Public Facilities for Economic Development (CDBG-PFED) This program is designed to assist communities with expanding or upgrading their infrastructure to accommodate businesses that have made a firm commitment to create jobs and invest in a community. Eligible activities under the program are those improvements to public facilities, such as water systems, sewerage systems, and roads, that are owned by a general or special purpose unit of government, which will principally benefit one or more businesses and that as a result will induce the business(es) to create additional jobs and to invest in the community. A general purpose unit of government in the State with a population less than 50,000 is eligible to apply for funds under the program. Eligible projects must comply with the following criteria: businesses must create or retain, at a minimum, one full-time equivalent job for each $10,000 of PFED funding; at least 51 percent of jobs must be made available to persons of low-to-moderate income; business investment must at least equal the PFED funding; business must demonstrate the feasibility of the startup or expansion project; government must demonstrate it financial need; and government must provide at least 25 percent of project funding. Application through the CDBG- PFED Program can be submitted at anytime. Community Development Block Grant for Economic Development (CDBG-ED) The CDBG-ED program is designed to assist businesses that plan to expand within or relocate to Wisconsin and invest private funds and create jobs. Each year, Wisconsin receives a certain amount of funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to be used to provide Community Development Block Grants to local units of government, including counties, cities, villages, and towns, which use the funds to provide loans to local businesses. These businesses, in return for the use of the public funds, provide private investment towards the assisted activities and create job opportunities, principally for the benefit of low and moderate income individuals. Typically, the Wisconsin Department of Commerce awards between $3,000 and $10,000 of grant funds per full-time jobs created by the subject business. Eligible improvement projects include construction and expansion, working capital, and acquisition of existing businesses, land, buildings, and equipments. The program requires that at least 50 percent of the total eligible improvement project cost be funded through private resources, at least 51 percent of the jobs created or retained by the business be filled or made available to persons of low APPENDIX C - Economic Development Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2

and moderate income, and the total amount of assistance does not exceed $1 million. Application through the CDBG-ED Program can be submitted at anytime. Local Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) for Economic Development As mentioned above, the Wisconsin Department of Commerce s CDBG-ED program provides grant funds to local units of government, who in return loan the funds to local businesses to help them structure financial packages necessary to commence start-up operations or expand present operations. The loans provided to businesses are repaid directly to the communities. When a business makes repayments to a community on a loan, including principal and interest payments, a portion of these payments may be used by the community to capitalize a local Revolving Loan Fund (RLF). A community can then use the money retained in the RLF to make additional loans to businesses wishing to expand or locate in the community. The amount of money that can be retained by a community from CDBG-ED loan repayments to capitalize an RLF is dependent on the population of the community. In administering an RLF program, a community becomes a lender and accepts all of the responsibilities of a commercial lender when it makes an RLF loan to a business. Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) Program Wisconsin s Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) program offers cities, villages, and towns within the State the opportunity to support industrial development through the sale of federal tax-exempt bonds. The program is used by communities to build their economic base and add jobs and investment. An IRB is a long-term, usually fixed rate financing package offered primarily to manufacturing businesses for capital investment projects (construction, expansion, land, and/or equipment). Within the program, the businesses are responsible for paying the interest and principal on the loan. The local units of government are primarily participating in the program as sponsors through the application process and are not responsible for debt service, or liable in the case of default. Annually, the three application deadlines for IRB financing are January 15 th, May 15 th, and August 15 th. The applications submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Commerce are first reviewed and scored by DOC staff and then forward to the Volume Cap Allocation Council (council that oversees the program) for review and approval or denial. Customized Labor Training (CLT) Program The CLT program provides training grants to new or existing businesses within the state that are implementing new technology or production processes. It will provide up to 50 percent of the cost for customized training. Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Transportation Facilities for Economic Assistance and Development (TEA) Program The TEA program provides funds to governing bodies, private businesses, and consortiums for transportation facility improvement projects that are necessary to help attract employers to Wisconsin, or to encourage businesses to remain and expand in the State. Funding through the APPENDIX C - Economic Development Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 3

TEA program is determined on the number of jobs anticipated to be created and/or retained by a proposed business expansion or construction project. The program requires a 50 percent local match, which is setup on a reimbursement basis. Applications for funds under the program occur on a quarterly basis during the fiscal year, with deadline dates of June 1 st, September 1 st, December 1 st, and March 1st. Wisconsin Department of Revenue Tax Incremental Financing In 1975, the Wisconsin Legislature enacted the Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) program. The main reason the Legislature established the program was to give cities and villages within the state a financial mechanism to help fund public works and economic development projects, which without the program would probably not occur. TIF districts can be created at any time during the year. However, if a community would like to receive the full tax revenue benefits from a specific new development within a subject TIF district for a particular year (for example, starting on January 1, 2000), the community must create the district by a resolution that is approved by the governmental body (city council or village board) prior to September 30 th of that year. If the TIF district creation approval occurs after the September 30 th deadline, the district will not commence until the following year (for example, starting instead on January 1, 2001). Under the first scenario, because of the public notice and hearing requirements under state statutes, to meet the approval deadline, the process must, at the latest, start by the end of July. Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) Small Business Guarantee This program provides loan guarantees of up to 80 percent on new loans for upgrading or expanding an existing business. The maximum guarantee amount is $200,000 on loans up to $750,000 and $80,000 on loans up to $250,000 for working capital. The program is designed to assist in the acquisition or expansion of existing small businesses. Businesses interest in the program must meet the following requirements: must employ 50 or fewer full-time equivalent (FTE) positions at the time of application; must create or retain jobs; must be located in Wisconsin; and the owner(s) must have on-site management of the business. Projects eligible under the program include acquiring or expanding an existing business, expanding into a new line of business that complements the existing business or mixed us properties. Interested parties can apply for loans under the program at anytime. U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Public Works and Development Facility Grant Program Under this program, grants are provided to help distressed communities attract new industry, encourage business expansion, diversify local economies, and generate or retain long-term, private sector jobs. Among the types of projects funded by the program are water and sewer facilities that primarily serve industry and commerce; access roads to industrial parks and sites; port improvements; and business incubator facilities. Priority consideration is given to projects that APPENDIX C - Economic Development Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 4

improve opportunities for the successful establishment or expansion of industrial or commercial facilities; assist in creating or retaining private sector jobs in the near term, as well as providing additional long-term employment opportunities; benefit the long-term unemployment and member of low-income families residing in the area served by the project; fulfill a pressing need of the area and can be started and completed in a timely manner; and demonstrate adequate local funding, with evidence that such support in committed. An area will be eligible for submitting an application for a grant if it meets one of the following criteria: average local unemployment for the most recent 24-month period is one percent greater than the national average; local per capita income level is 80 percent or less of the national average per capita income level; or a special need s case (substantial economic distress), as determine by EDA. To be eligible for a project grant, the application for assistance must include a Comprehensive Economic Development (CED) Strategy acceptable to EDA. Up to $1,000,000 can be funded under the program. EDA will participate from 50 percent to 80 percent of project costs. Eligible applicants include towns, villages, cities, Indian tribes, and economic districts. Applications may be submitted year round. Rural Development Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program This program provides loan guarantees of up to 80 percent for eligible projects. Maximum guarantee of $10 million for each business. The program was established to improve, develop, or finance business, industry, and employment and to improve the economic and environmental climate in rural communities. An eligible applicant is any legal entity organized and operated on a profit or non-profit basis, including individuals, public and private organizations, and federally recognized Indian tribal groups. Borrowers must be proposing to engage in improving, developing or financing business, industry, and employment and improving the economic and environmental climate in rural areas. The community in which the project is located must have a population of less than 50,000. Eligible projects include business start-ups, expansions, and acquisitions. Applications may be submitted at any time. Community Facility Loan Program This program provides loan guarantees of up to 90 percent for eligible projects; however, unless extraordinary circumstances exist, typically the program will guarantee up to 80 percent. The program is designed to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve public and community facilities that provide essential services in rural areas and towns with populations of less than 50,000. Eligible applicants for the loan program include municipalities, counties, special purpose districts, Indian tribes, and non-profit corporations. The applicants must demonstrate that they are unable to obtain the loans from private or cooperative lenders without the guarantee at reasonable rates and terms. Rural Development guarantees the loans made by banks or other eligible lenders. The following are the types of public and community facilities covered under the loan program: municipal buildings, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, rural retirement centers, centers for the developmental disabled, day care centers, fire and rescue, libraries, social or cultural facilities, water treatment and distribution, sewage collection and treatment, solid waste collection and disposal, storm drainage, streets, curbs and gutters, airports, bridges, municipally owned residential, industrial sites, and natural gas distribution and utilities to industrial sites. Applications may be submitted at any time. APPENDIX C - Economic Development Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 5

Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) makes grants to finance and facilitate development of small and emerging private business enterprises in rural areas of cities up to 50,000 population with priority to applications for projects in open country, rural communities and towns of 25,000 and smaller, and economically distressed communities. Rural Business Enterprise Grants (RBEG) include grants made to third party lenders to establish revolving loan programs or provide technical assistance. Eligibility is limited to public bodies and private nonprofit corporations. Public bodies include incorporated towns and villages, boroughs, townships, counties, states, authorities, districts, and Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations and other federally recognized Indian tribal groups in rural areas. Funds may be used to finance and develop small and emerging private business enterprises. Costs that may be paid from grant funds include the acquisition and development of land, and the construction of buildings, plants, equipment, access streets and roads, parking areas, utility and service extensions, refinancing, fees, technical assistance, start-up operating cost, working capital, and providing financial assistance to third parties through a loan. Local Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) As mentioned above, the RBEG program provides grant funds to local units of government, who in return loan the funds to local businesses to help them structure financial packages necessary for development projects. The loans provided to businesses are repaid directly to the communities. When a business makes repayments to a community on a loan, including principal and interest payments, these payments may be used by the community to capitalize a local Revolving Loan Fund (RLF). A community can then use the money retained in the RLF to make additional loans to businesses wishing to expand or locate in the community. In administering an RLF program, a community becomes a lender and accepts all of the responsibilities of a commercial lender when it makes an RLF loan to a business. U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) Loan Guarantee Program This program offers loan guarantees of up to $750,000 per business on a loan provided through a lender. The maximum allowable guaranty percentage on a loan will be determined by the loan amount. The purpose of this program is to provide loan guarantees to lenders which are unable to provide conventional financing to small businesses. Businesses interested in the program must be able to demonstrate an ability to repay loans and prove management ability. Debt refinancing is allowable, subject to guarantee rules given that the lender certifies in writing that the debt is and always has been current, and debt refinancing clearly and significantly benefits the cash flow. Size standard vary by industry. Generally, any small business that is independently owned and operated and is not dominated in its field is eligible. The loans can be used for business start-ups, expansions, acquisitions, and operational expenses. APPENDIX C - Economic Development Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 6

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago Community Investment Program (CIP) CIP funds are available through advance (loans) to member financial institutions in Illinois and Wisconsin that hold stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago in accordance with the Bank s most recent Credit Policy guidelines. The members can, in turn, lend CIP funds to private profit making, non-profit, or public entities. This program was mandated by Congress to provide funding for member financial institutions for commercial and economic development activities that will directly benefit low to moderate income individuals or are located in a low to moderate income area. Funds may be used to finance commercial and economic development projects that benefit low and moderate income families or activities that are located in low or moderate income neighborhoods. Projects that provide housing for families earning less than 115 percent of area median are also eligible. APPENDIX C - Economic Development Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 7

Appendix D AGRICULTURAL, NATURAL, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES PROGRAMS APPENDIX D - Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 1

Cultural Resources Programs Historic Homeowner's Tax Credit Program Wisconsin homeowners can claim a 25 percent income tax credit for rehabilitation of their historic personal residences. To qualify, an owner must spend at least $10,000 on eligible work and must submit a tax credit application. The application must be approved before work begins. The maximum credit per project is $10,000 or $5,000 for married persons filing separately. Historic Preservation Tax Credits for Income-Producing Historic Buildings Owners of historic income-producing properties in Wisconsin may be eligible for two income tax credits that can help pay for their building's rehabilitation. The Wisconsin Historical Society's Division of Historic Preservation (DHP) administers both programs in conjunction with the National Park Service (NPS). The programs are: Federal Historic Preservation Credit. This program returns 20 percent of the cost of rehabilitating historic buildings to owners as a direct reduction in their federal income taxes. Wisconsin Supplemental Historic Preservation Credit. This program returns an additional 5 percent of the cost of rehabilitation to owners as a discount on their Wisconsin state income taxes. Owners that qualify for the Federal Historic Preservation Credit automatically qualify for the Wisconsin supplement if they get NPS approval before they begin any work. Agricultural Resources Programs Farmland Preservation Program This State of Wisconsin program provides Sauk County landowners with over $500,000.00 of tax relief credits annually. Anyone who owns at least 35 acres and produces $6,000 in agricultural products per year or an average of $18,000 over three years can participate. The amount of tax credit will vary, depending on the household income and the amount of real estate taxes. Animal Waste Management Program The purpose of this ordinance is to regulate the location, design, construction, installation and alteration of animal waste storage facilities and use of animal waste from these facilities in order to prevent water pollution and thereby protect the health of Sauk County residents and transients; prevent the spread of disease; and to promote the prosperity and general welfare of the citizens of Sauk County. It is also intended to provide for the administration and enforcement of the Ordinance and to provide penalties for its violation. The ordinance requires a permit be obtained prior to the installation or alteration of a storage facility. Any person considering installing, enlarging, or altering manure storage facilities should contact the Land Conservation Department to obtain an application. In order to receive the permit, the permittee must develop a storage facility plan and a nutrient management plan that meets NRCS technical standards. You can obtain an Animal Waste Storage Facility Plan Checklist APPENDIX D - Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2

from the LCD which briefly discusses plan requirements. Staff from the Land Conservation Department (LCD) can assist you with the plan or a private consultant can be employed. Since the technical standards may dictate certain aspects of your facility design, it is important to contact the LCD early in the planning process. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) The Conservation Reserve Program, administered by the Farm Service Agency, encourages farmers to voluntarily plant permanent areas of grass and trees on land that needs protection from erosion, to act as windbreaks, or in places where vegetation can improve water quality or provide food and habitat for wildlife. Landowners can set aside cropland with annual rental payments based on amount bid. Farmers must enter into contracts lasting between 10 and 15 years. In return, they receive annual rental payments, incentive payments for certain activities, and costshare assistance to establish the protective vegetation. Eligibility varies by soil type and crop history. The Farm Service Agency holds periodic sign-ups throughout the year. However, there is a continuous sign-up for buffers, waterways and other high priority environmental practices. Natural Resources Programs Land and Water Resource Management Program (Local to Sauk County Only) The Sauk County Land and Water Resource Management Program is designed to reduce soil erosion, protect water quality, and conserve the natural resources as outlined in the Land and Water Resource Management plan prepared by the Land Conservation Department (LCD). The program provides cost-share and technical assistance to land owners who install best management practices of their farm. Landowners who are interested in obtaining cost share funds for a particular practice should fill out an LWRM Application and return it to the LCD office. Applications are ranked according to practice cost, priority areas, and environmental benefit. If approved, landowners can receive up to 70% cost sharing for a particular project. Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) The Environmental Quality Incentives Program, administered by the Farm Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, provides technical and financial help to landowners for conservation practices that protect soil and water quality. Nutrient management and prescribed grazing are eligible practices in Sauk County. To be eligible, applicants must be agricultural producers. Agricultural producers sign 5 to 10 year contracts and may be eligible for up to 75% cost sharing with a limit of up to $10,000 per year and $50,000 for the life of the contract. Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) The Wetlands Reserve Program, administered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, offers landowners financial benefits for restoring and protecting drained wetlands. In turn, the landowner agrees to allow NRCS the rights of access, management, and monitoring in the easement area. To be eligible to enroll in a WRP easement, the landowner must have owned the land for one year and the land must be able to be restored to wetland conditions. Landowners may APPENDIX D - Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 3

restore wetlands with permanent or 30-year or 10-year contracts. Permanent easements pay 100% of the agricultural value of the land and 100% cost-sharing; 30-year easements pay 75% of the agricultural value and 75% cost-sharing; 10-year contracts pay 75% cost-sharing only. Permanent or 30-year easements are recorded with property deed. Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program, administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, is intended to develop or improve fish and wildlife habitat on privately owned land. Up to 75% of the costs of restoration are eligible, up to a maximum of $10,000. Almost any type of land is eligible, including agricultural and non-agricultural land, woodlots, pastures and stream banks. Normally a 10-year contract in required to maintain the habitat. Forestry Incentive Programs (FIP) The Forestry Incentives Program, administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, is designed to share up to 65 percent of the costs of tree planting, timber stand improvements, and site preparation for natural regeneration on non-industrial private forest lands. Federal cost share money is available with a limit of $10,000 per person per year. To be eligible, a landowner must own 10 or more acres of land suitable for conversion from non-forestland into forestland. A management plan is required. Wisconsin Forest Landowner Grant Program The Wisconsin Forest Landowner Grant Program, administered by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, is designed to assist private landowners in protecting and enhancing their forested lands, prairies, and waters. Qualified landowners can be reimbursed up to 65% of the cost of eligible practices. A practice must be identified in the landowners Forest Stewardship Plan (except if applying for plan development) to be eligible for cost sharing. The minimum grant amount is $100 per landowner per year, and the maximum grant amount is $10,000 per landowner per year. Landowners are required to contact their DNR forester for guidance prior to completing the application, and written approval must be obtained before beginning a practice. Managed Forest Law The Managed Forest Law, administered by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, is a landowner incentive program designed to encourage sustainable forestry on private woodlands in Wisconsin. The law, through a written forest management plan, couples landowner objectives and timber harvesting, wildlife management, water quality and recreation to maintain a healthy and productive forest. To be eligible, a landowner must own a minimum of 10 contiguous acres of forestland with a minimum of 80% of the land in forest cover. Currently the Managed Forest Law reduces property taxes to $1.74 per acre if the land is "closed" to public access. Up to 80 acres may be closed to public access by the landowner. Forest land taxes can be further reduced to $.74 an acre if is designated "open" to the public. APPENDIX D - Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 4

Lake Planning Grant Under the Planning Grant Program, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provides funding to local governments and lake management organizations for the collection and analysis of information needed to manage lakes. The program accomplishes this by encouraging local organizations to obtain information on water quality, water use, land use, fish and aquatic life and other data that considers the broad range of factors that can affect the quality of inland lakes and their ecosystems. Another goal of the program is to develop stronger state/local partnerships, leading to more effective watershed protection and lake management. Any general purpose unit of government (county, town, city or village), not-for-profit conservation organizations, town sanitary districts and all lake districts are eligible to apply. Lake associations that meet certain qualifications are also eligible [s. 281.68(1) Stats.]. School districts that collaborate with another eligible sponsor may also apply. The state will pay for 75% of the cost of a planning project with caps of $3,000 for small-scale grants and $10,000 for large scale. The remaining 25% must be provided by the local organization in the form of cash or time and services. Your lake is eligible for more than one planning grant with a lifetime maximum cap of $100,000. Applications are due by February 1 and August 1 of each year. Eligible Endeavors There are two planning grant categories designed to address the varying size and complexity of the state s lakes and the corresponding planning project needs. Small-scale projects are an ideal starting place for lake groups just getting started in management plan development or for enhancing existing planning efforts. There are four targeted subcategories for small-scale planning grants: Lake trend monitoring projects. Projects that collect and report chemical, biological and physical data about lake ecosystems to provide long term base line information and monitor trends in lake ecosystem health. Lake education projects. Projects that will assist management units in collecting and disseminating existing information about lakes for the purpose of broadening the understanding of lake use, lake ecosystem conditions and lake management techniques. Organization development projects. Projects that will assist management units in the formation of goals and objectives and prepare for the management of a lake or lakes. Other studies or assessments. Activities as needed to implement or augment management goals or a plan for a lake or lakes or combinations of other activities listed above. Large-scale projects are designed to address more detailed and comprehensive planning needs for lakes. The goal of these grants is to develop local lake management plans. Eligible activities include: Gathering and analysis of physical, chemical and biological information on lakes. Describing present and potential land uses within lake watersheds and on shorelands. Reviewing jurisdictional boundaries and evaluating ordinances that relate to zoning, sanitation or pollution control or surface use. Assessments of fish, aquatic life, wildlife and their habitats. Gathering and analyzing information from lake property owners, community residents and lake users. Developing, evaluating, publishing and distributing alternative courses of action and recommendations APPENDIX D - Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 5

Lake Protection and Classification Grant Lake Protection & Classification Grants were designed to assist lake users, lake communities and local governments as they undertake projects to protect and restore lakes and their ecosystems. This is a reimbursement grant program that, with one exception, provides up to 75% state cost sharing assistance up to $200,000 to carry out lake protection, restoration, and improvement projects. A 25% local share is required. There is one application deadline annually, and that is May 1. However, because of the size, complexity and technical nature of many projects, a preapplication meeting with the DNR is highly recommended, especially if your project requires plan or permit approvals. This will ensure the application will be complete and can be evaluated and considered for funding. Grants are usually awarded in September. Eligible projects include: The purchase of property or a conservation easement that will significantly contribute to the protection or improvement of the natural ecosystem and water quality of a lake. The restoration of wetlands and shorelands that will protect a lake s water quality or its natural ecosystem (these grants are limited to $100,000). Special wetland incentive grants of up to $10,000 are eligible for 100% state funding if the project is identified in the sponsor s comprehensive land use plan. The development of local regulations or ordinances to protect lakes and the educational activities necessary for them to be implemented (these grants are limited to $50,000). Lake classification projects for counties to design and implement local land and water management programs that are targeted to specific classes of lakes in response to various development and recreational use pressures (these grants are limited to $50,000). Lake management plan implementation projects are a catch-all for any other types of projects but must first be recommended in a plan and approved by the DNR. These projects may include watershed management projects, lake restoration, diagnostic feasibility studies, or any other projects that will protect or improve lakes. Sponsors should submit a copy of their lake management plan and the recommendation(s) it wants to fund for DNR approval at least two months in advance of the May 1 deadline. Plans must have been officially adopted by the sponsor and made available for public comment prior to submittal. The DNR will review the plan and advise the sponsor on the project s eligibility and development of a lake protection grant application for its implementation. River Protection Grants River Planning and Management Grants benefit communities and qualified nonprofit groups to protect rivers under a program that aims to prevent water quality, fisheries habitat, and natural beauty from deteriorating as the number of homes and recreational, industrial, and other uses increases along rivers. Planning grant awards are $10,000 max per grant, with 75% match provided by the state. Management grant awards are $50,000 maximum per grant, with 75% match provided by the state. The application deadline is May 1. Planning activities include (in priority order): 1) river organization development, 2) information and education, 3) assessments of water quality, fish, and aquatic life, and 4) nonpoint source evaluations. APPENDIX D - Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 6

Management activities include (in priority order): 1) purchase of land or easements, 2) development of local ordinances, and 3) restoration of in-stream or shoreland habitat. Municipal Flood Control Grants This program is designed to help local governments minimize flooding and flood-related damages by acquiring property, floodproofing structures, creating open-space flood storage areas, constructing flood control structures and restoring the flood-carrying capacity and natural and beneficial functions of watercourses. Projects eligible under this program shall minimize harm to existing beneficial functions of water bodies and wetlands, maintain natural aquatic and riparian environments, use stormwater detention and retention structures and natural storage to the greatest extent possible and provide opportunities for public access to water bodies and to the floodplain. Eligible applicants include cities, villages, towns, and metropolitan sewerage districts. The state share of the project cost may not be greater than 70% of the eligible project costs. Applications will be made available and accepted by the department only if funding is available to administer this grant program. The department may not provide to any applicant more than 20% of the funding available. The availability of grant application is dependent on funding. Non Point Source Pollution Abatement Grants This program addresses polluted stormwater runoff. These two programs are the Targeted Runoff Management (TRM) and the Urban Nonpoint Source & Storm Water Management (UNPS&SW) Grant Programs. Targeted Runoff Management (TRM) grants are provided to control polluted runoff from both urban and rural sites. The grants are targeted at high-priority resource problems. Projects funded by TRM grants are site-specific and serve areas generally smaller in size than a subwatershed. The grant period is 2 years. The maximum cost-share rate available to TRM grant recipients is 70 percent of eligible costs, with the total of state funding not to exceed $150,000. TRM grants can fund the construction of rural and urban BMPs. For the first time this year, TRM grants can also fund design of BMPs as part of a construction project. Land acquisition and design can be reimbursed retroactively provided the design and parcel appraisal are approved by DNR regional staff and the construction project is selected for funding. Some examples of eligible BMPs include stream bank protection projects, wetland construction, detention ponds, some cropland protection, and livestock waste management practices. Urban Nonpoint Source & Storm Water Management (UNPS&SW) grant funds are used to control polluted runoff in urban project areas. Funds are awarded for either planning or construction projects. The grant period is 2 years. Projects funded by these grants are site-specific, serve areas generally smaller in size than a subwatershed, and targeted to address high-priority problems. An urban project area must meet one of these criteria: has a population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile, has a commercial land use, is the non-permitted portion of a privately owned industrial site, or is a municipally-owned industrial site (regardless of ch. NR 216, Wis. Adm. Code, permit requirements). APPENDIX D - Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 7

UNPS&SW planning grants can be used to pay for a variety of technical assistance activities. Eligible activities such as stormwater management planning, related information and education activities, ordinance and utility development and enforcement are cost shared at 70 percent. This year, the cap on the total state share for UNPS&SW planning projects is $85,000. Eligible UNPS&SW construction grant costs may include such projects as storm water detention ponds, streambank stabilization, and shoreline stabilization. Eligible costs are cost shared at 50% up to a maximum of $150,000. Design costs are also eligible as part of the total project costs and can be reimbursed at 50%. Design costs can be retroactively reimbursed provided the design is approved by the DNR regional staff and the construction project is selected for funding. Construction projects involving land acquisition and permanent easements can be awarded up to an additional $50,000 in cost-share funds (50% cost-share rate). Land acquisition can be retroactively reimbursed provided the parcel appraisal is approved by the DNR appraisal reviewers and the construction project is selected for funding. Local units of governments can apply for TRM projects in a rural or urban area, or a UNPS&SW grant to fund projects in urban areas. (Local governments include cities, villages, towns, counties, regional planning commissions, tribal governments, and special purpose districts such as lake, sewerage, and sanitary districts.) All applications must be postmarked by midnight, April 15, 2004, to be considered for funding. Projects may begin on January 1, 2005. Both programs are reimbursement programs. Recycling Grants to Responsible Units Responsible Units--defined as the local unit of government responsible for implementing its recycling program--are eligible for grant funding to operate effective recycling and yard waste management programs. In order to receive funding, the Responsible Unit must have an effective recycling program approved by DNR. "Effective" recycling programs are defined in s. NR 544.04, Wis. Admin. Code. Residential recycling and yard waste program costs (net of the sale of recovered materials) that are reasonable and necessary for planning or operating a residential recycling or yard waste program, are eligible for grant assistance. Each Responsible Unit will receive the same percentage of the current appropriation as was received, or would've been received for the fiscal year but not more than their net eligible costs for the current year. Applications are due on October 1 each year. Grant awards are for the following calendar year. Wisconsin Statutes dictate applications postmarked October 2 - October 10 will receive 95 percent grant funding. Applications postmarked October 11 - October 20 will receive 90 percent grant funding. Applications postmarked October 21 - October 30 will receive 75 percent grant funding. Applications postmarked October 31 and beyond will not receive funding. APPENDIX D - Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 8

Well Compensation Grants The Compensation program provides financial assistance to replace, reconstruct or treat contaminated private water supplies. Eligible applicants are private land owners with funding dependent on income. Applications can be received at anytime. Recreational Trails Grants (RTP) Funding for the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) is provided through federal gas excise taxes paid on fuel used by off-highway vehicles. Towns, villages, cities, counties, tribal governing bodies, school districts, state agencies, federal agencies and incorporated organizations are eligible to receive reimbursement for development and maintenance of recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both motorized and non-motorized recreational trail uses. Eligible sponsors may be reimbursed for up to 50 percent of the total project costs. Projects eligible for RTP funding include: Maintenance and restoration of existing trails. Development and rehabilitation of trailside and trailhead facilities and trail linkages. Construction of new trails (*with restrictions for new Federal lands). Acquisition of easements or property for trails. Applications are due on May 1 st. All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) This program offers financial assistance to local units of government and federal agencies for the acquiring, developing, rehabilitating, insuring and maintaining of all-terrain vehicle trails, intensive use areas, and routes. An offroad vehicle council, consisting of seven members, advises the Department on matters relating to the administration of the all-terrain vehicle program. Eligible applicants include towns, cities, villages, counties and federal agencies. This application is due by April 15 th. Eligible projects include: Maintenance of all-terrain vehicle trails - The program provides up to $100 per mile for winter maintenance. Trails eligible for winter maintenance must be maintained and groomed for a total of not less than 2 months nor more than 6 months per year including the months of January and February. $450 per mile is available for summer maintenance. Trails eligible for summer maintenance must be maintained for not less than 3 months nor more than 8 months including the months of June, July and August Maintenance of intensive use areas - Provides up to 50% cost sharing for eligible costs to operate and maintain all-terrain vehicle intensive use areas. Maintenance of routes - Provides up to 100% of the cost to purchase all-terrain vehicle route signs and arrows, trail crossing warning signs, and signs briefly explaining the intoxicated allterrain vehicle operator law. Insurance - Provides up to 100% of the cost to purchase liability insurance coverage for allterrain vehicle trails and intensive use areas. Acquisition - - Provides up to 100% of the cost to purchase lands for all-terrain vehicle trails and facilities. The cost of trail easements or leases may be reimbursed at $.10 per rod. Major rehabilitation of trails or bridges - Provides up to 100% of eligible costs for the major rehabilitation of bridge structures or trail segments requiring significant improvements or repair. Development of all-terrain vehicle facilities - Provides 100% of the total approved costs for the development of all-terrain trails and intensive use areas, including ATV routes. APPENDIX D - Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 9

Land Recycling Loan Program (LRLP) (Brownfields) Wisconsin's Land Recycling Loan Program (LRLP) provides low cost loans to cities, villages, counties and towns for the purpose of remediating environmental contamination (brownfields) at landfills, sites or facilities where contamination has affected or threatens to affect groundwater or surface water. Redevelopment and housing authorities are also eligible. Loans with a 0% interest rate are available to remedy environmental contamination of sites or facilities at which environmental contamination has affected groundwater or surface water or threatens to affect groundwater or surface water. This program is available on a continual basis. Local Water Quality Management Planning Aids Local, county, and regional planning agencies, commissions and departments and other local government units with water quality management planning responsibilities can receive funding to assist with the development and implementation of area-wide water quality management planning activities. Eligible projects include local and regional water resource management and watershed planning activities; sewer service area plans and amendments; regional wastewater facility planning initiatives; and, identification and protection of water quality sensitive areas known as environmental corridors. Funding is awarded on a project by project basis. Applications are due by November 30 th. Recreational Boating Facilities Counties, towns, cities, villages, sanitary districts, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts, and qualified lake associations are eligible to apply for funds to: Construct capital improvements that will provide safe recreational boating facilities. Conduct feasibility studies related to the development of safe recreational boating facilities. Purchase aquatic weed harvesting equipment. Purchase navigation aids. Dredge channels of waterways. Chemically treat Eurasian water milfoil. DNR provides cost sharing of up to 50 percent for eligible costs. Application deadlines are established quarterly. Aids for the Acquisition and Development of Local Parks (Knowles Nelson Stewardship Program) Funds are available to assist local communities acquiring land for developing public outdoor recreation. Acquisition and development of public outdoor recreation areas are eligible projects. Priority is given to the acquisition of land where a scarcity of outdoor recreation land exists. Funding is a 50% match requirement. Applications are due by May 1 st. Towns, villages, cities, counties, Indian tribes, and nonprofit conservation organizations defined under s. 23.096, Wis. Stats. The county, municipality, or Indian tribe must have an approved Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. APPENDIX D - Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources Programs City of Waupun. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 10