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ie <br /> MADISON OFFICE ICE AGE PARK & TRAIL <br /> Aevt Mifflin Street !;a(:i antc <br /> Suitt I l <br /> FOUNDATION, INC. F <br /> 6il`i 2,1 <br /> bauc( •u!1y f.DAV ID LOCRF <br /> uar!maG,r <br /> HOV AHD W..\I).-\I_) <br /> Rl vAI RSIR September 13, 1991 0ElIDvb�PI-11111P, <br /> MEMO TO: Members of ne County Zoning & Natural Resources Committee <br /> FROM: Gary Werner �f <br /> RE: RE-ZONING PROPOSAL 5026 URER PARCEL <br /> I am sorry that I am unable to meet with you to view the Maurer Property and <br /> discuss with you on the site the concerns that I have expressed about the <br /> re-zoning request. I have one week of vacation that had been scheduled some <br /> time ago to visit relatives in Colorado. I attempted to find an appropriate <br /> alternate representative from the Foundation to take my place. Unfortunately <br /> all of our Dane County directors are also either out of town or have other <br /> commitments during the time of your tour. This memo and the attached material <br /> present the thoughts that I would have given you in person. <br /> There are several background observations I would make to you as you view <br /> the Maurer property: <br /> I ) Please notice the dramatic contrast between the residential development <br /> all along the Terminal Moraine on the east side of Timber Lane and the agricul- <br /> tural open space on the west side of Timber Lane. <br /> 2) Imagine for a moment the dramatic events of 15,000 years ago when a great <br /> ice sheet stood just to the east and swept for 800 miles to the arctic while <br /> meltwater collected as cold lakes in the basins just north of the Maurer property <br /> and north of Mineral Point Road. To preserve these features and interpret them <br /> for public benefit the National Park Service has proposed developing Timber Lane <br /> as an interpretive roadway leading to the Cross Plains Unit of the Ice Age <br /> National Scientific Reserve. (see the attached letter of August 12, 1991 and the <br /> maps and National Park Service brochure for a more complete explanation <br /> of the geological significance of this landscape. ) <br /> 3) Please note the public investment that has already been made by the <br /> U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Department of Natural Resources to preserve <br /> the wetlands and uplands of the basin north of Mineral Point Road as a waterfowl <br /> and grassland bird habitat area. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has a long- <br /> term goal of preserving the wetlands and uplands of the basin immediately north <br /> of and including the north edge of the Maurer property. <br /> 7(f k Br it\f a U AA II(IO(K1 <br /> \\ UIR)AAAA )A UAA (.I),V U, <br /> li RR((I( (I I? I UI R!At-[I A !R VUAM( \7I(7A1 IN II AA(AILRR, <br /> FVcv to _ I 1 IR(:I..'l): ( R■(IIARU \ A(,l'■L (lk(1A11IZ <br /> 1J <br /> .gel 1 I f;� i� ii,ke'_ion. Flu).1;A�1 lvJlsll 7l ( ,l AA[K\hrt <br /> ,L ) A II' I_v R( nlRl ilUA'vI:� IIUVAARU v1f Al) OI)1IIv'I <br /> c <br /> !)I I!I Bl//" .),P-(t A1 RUBE R I R( <br /> [(ENO kit . (I ,1-‘))11,N B LI).R V k( v)�� <br /> h\I I-RI(L\1\\\ k()\\i;)I'..IF"11.\'\\ l)FI\/III\FIR \ .\'... <br /> ,),))) \FL\II\\1�O\ ..e <br /> C\ v\ !()KR)))IUI,\Kl\I\N", U\\,.1 I <br /> I,hi I'I \t )(' <br /> B I(l'/l II\Ki)\ \'.)h\1\\(_!Il ! <br /> k ! LI'F,i.I((I L vIARI(1v K vKN!) A <br /> RF l RI( <br /> 630 Riverfront Drive • Post Office Box 422 • Sheboygan, Wisconsin • 53082-0472 <br /> Telephone: 414-45--5608 <br />