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Q _ • �L Corporation Counsel <br /> i; � , OFFICE OF THE Cal W. Kornstedt <br /> ��1 I CORPORATION COUNSEL Deputy Corporation Counsel <br /> ' <br /> �1:3�9: �� Judith H.Toole <br /> is Kristi A. Gullen <br /> Rodney F. Knight <br /> Margaret O'Donnell <br /> Pamela S. VanSwearingen <br /> Assistant Corporation Counsel <br /> Arnold Rusky <br /> January 24 , 1989 Leslie Hamilton <br /> Clare Altschuler <br /> Signe Huck Frank <br /> Judith Sperling Newton <br /> Galen G.Strebe Maureen A.Plunkett <br /> C 0 Sup. R. Richard Wagner , Chairperson P V Pat Har. Krueger <br /> Pat araughty-Sauna <br /> Dane County Board of Supervisors <br /> 118 City-County Bldg <br /> 210 Martin Luther King, Jr . , Blvd. <br /> Madison, WI 53709 <br /> RE: Proposed Racetrack in Town of Rutland <br /> Dear Supervisor Wagner : <br /> You had asked me to review this situation to "address what <br /> needs to be done to insure that the county has the same <br /> safeguards as accorded to the Town in terms of various costs for <br /> potential highway or enforcement obligations. " You asked for <br /> comment on other concerns which this office might view as <br /> germane to this matter . <br /> With respect to the issue of enforcement obligations, I <br /> assume your reference is to law enforcement. In that context, I <br /> note that sec. 562 .08 , Wis. Stats. , already imposes a tax equal <br /> to 25 cent per admission, to be collected by the operator on <br /> behalf of the county, and another 25 cents per admission <br /> collected for the town, city or village in which the operation <br /> is located. The statute provides that the county must use "at <br /> least part of the moneys to defray the costs of law enforcement, <br /> traffic control and other municipal expenditures incidental to <br /> the conduct of racing in that county . " The unknown factor <br /> here is the extent to which the county' s costs might exceed <br /> revenues from the admissions tax. According to the RPC report, <br /> the annual revenue to the county from this source should be <br /> $200 ,000 (800 ,000 spectators times 25 cents each) . <br /> Please note that it would not be necessary that the county <br /> actually utilize all of the admissions tax revenue to offset its <br /> costs. The Conditional Use Permit which must be granted for the <br /> racetrack could be drafted to contain a provision for <br /> contribution from the owner-operator once county expenditures <br /> Room 419, City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Madison, Wisconsin 53709 608/266-4355 <br />