Democratic Party of Sauk County (DPSC) Action Update- Abridged Version July 26, 2013 1. The next meeting of the DPSC Executive Committee will be held Thursday, August 8 from 5:30 – 6:45 p.m. in Room 19, Baraboo Civic Center. This is the meeting where we coordinate our action plans. All paid members, and people interested in becoming members, are welcome to attend. For membership information, see https://wisdems.zissousecure/membership or reply to this Action Update to have an application mailed to you. 2. Thursday, August 1, from 6 – 8 p.m. drop in at the Gem City Saloon and Eatery, 124 Water Street, Baraboo to meet with other local progressives for informal conversation. Hosted by Scott Von Asten. (Look for the guy with the hat.) 5. It all adds up! Thank you to the 28 volunteers who dedicated a total of 88 volunteer hours over the 4.5 days of the Sauk County Fair July 10 – 14. 6.. Sauk Co Dems will be taking part in the Plain Fireman’s Picnic parade Sunday, July 28 and the Loganville Firemen’s Parade on Saturday, August 24. If you can participate, please reply to this message. 6. Here is the link where you can view the Republican Party of Wisconsin’s 2013 state convention resolutions. Please take a look. You might find yourself saying “What??!” This is why we have to stay connected and focused. Included is a call to end 4-year-old kindergarten and the a call for teachers to be licensed without a college degree in education or any student teaching experiences. wisgop.org/our-party/republican-party-of-wisconsin-2013-state-convention-resolutions-as-adopted/ 7. Update on Walker’s refusal to accept federal funds for Medicaid/Badger Care funds. The decision by Walker to refuse the federal funds will result in an estimated 1,248 Sauk County residents being kicked off of Badger Care this fall and an additional 1,940 people being denied access to coverage. County governments can send a message to the state by adopting the Medicaid/Badger Care resolution. As some might recall, passing county resolutions was a useful tactic when pressing the state legislature for smoke-free businesses. For more information about this issue see https://docs.google/document/d/1blOvmXZctZfu2m5C1bnGVQxK__XivLOrE4__5lpPwuY/edit 8. Inconvenient truth. Here is the link to the video of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors meeting when the Badger Care resolution was discussed. The public comment went from minute 1:08 to 1:55. From about minute 10 to about 25, the board decided that the minutes would not reflect the fact that all the people who spoke about the Medicaid resolution spoke in favor and none in opposition. sauk.granicus/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=39 9. Does your legislator support non-political redistricting? commoncausewisconsin.org/2013/06/do-your-state-legislators-support-non.html 10. Congratulations to the many community volunteers who are speaking up at county board meetings in southwestern Wisconsin to express concern about permitting processes for frac sand mining. Many counties are unprepared for the flurry of sand extraction applications. For example we’ve heard that Bridgeport just got 4 more frac sand mines and the extraction site near Camp Douglas will be about a half mile out of town. The county permitting processes need to take into consideration not just the environmental effects but the community health effects as well. 11. In Wisconsin, the state’s association of counties created a Frac Sand Task Force, which over the past year developed a Best Practices Handbook it hopes counties, cities and townships will use to guide their deliberations. It is an outgrowth of the Wisconsin Counties Association’s (WCA) policymaking process resulting from resolutions introduced by member counties. This is just one basic document to cite publicly when suggesting better practices. naco.org/newsroom/countynews/Current%20Issue/7-1-2013/Pages/‘Frac-sand’-mining-sparks-debate-in-upper-Midwest-counties.aspx. Note: If link does not open, copy and paste the address into your browser. 12. The last of the buildings at the Badger Ammunitions plant on Hwy. 12 near Sauk City/Prairie du Sac have come down and the huge tract of reclaimed land is now referred to as the Sauk Prairie Recreational Area. For an overview of the current issue around the use of the reclaimed land, the 3 limited proposals put forth by Wisconsin DNR, and the alternative proposed by the Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance, go the Alliance website. There you can also link to the Wisconsin DNR draft documents, and to a terrific op-ed piece written by Wisconsin Assembly Representative Fred Clark. Fred hit a homer with this article, which captures the essence of concerns with the WDNR process, and with this disappointing current set of draft alternatives. At the WDNR’s SPRA website, you can take a survey and make comments but must do so by Friday, August 30, 2013. You can cite your support for the original Badger Reuse Plan. On Wednesday, Aug. 14, the Wisconsin DNR board will meet at the Clarion Hotel & Convention Center, Baraboo. The public comment time is at 11 a.m. To speak, you must register before August 11. Go to NRB website to register for citizen participation; only one person per organization/however anyone may speak for themselves. The Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance will present a fresh alternative that captures the spirit and promise of the Reuse Plan. Please plan to attend to show your support.
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