No. 2006-035 ( )

County Snowmobile Trails 63 and 13:

Public Highway Issue

WHEREAS, Bayfield County has established public recreational trails for snowmobiling and other limited purposes (Trail 63 and Trail 13) generally along a railroad right-of-way ("corridor") previously used by the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and its predecessors ("Railroad"); and

WHEREAS, the Railroad acquired its interest in the corridor from the United States; and

WHEREAS, 43 U.S.C. §§ 912-13 authorize Bayfield County to embrace and establish public highways on federally granted railroad rights-of-way, like the Railroad corridor; and

WHEREAS, a healthy tourism business is critical to the economy of Bayfield County and a viable and user-friendly recreational trail system is vital to a healthy tourism business; and

WHEREAS, Bayfield County has adopted a policy of embracing and establishing the Railroad corridor as a public highway for snowmobile and other recreational purposes whenever the County determines such action is necessary to maintain a viable and user-friendly snowmobile trail system; and

WHEREAS, the Tourism and Recreation Committee has found that it is necessary to embrace and establish a public highway along that part of the Railroad corridor as described on the attached Exhibit A; and

WHEREAS, Bayfield County desires to alleviate concern and disruption for private landowners by minimizing the portions of the railroad corridor that it establishes and embraces as a public highway and by disavowing the County's interest in portions of the corridor for which the County determines it has no need;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BAYFIELD COUNTY BOARD

1. The County adopts the findings and recommendation of the Tourism and Recreation Committee.

2. To the extent it has not already done so, the County shall embrace and establish a public highway for snowmobile purposes and such other recreational uses as the County may from time-to-time approve along that part of the Railroad corridor as shown on Exhibit A.

3. The establishment of the public highway shall take effect (or, if previously established, shall be confirmed) upon the filing of an order and a map by the Highway Committee with the county clerk showing the location of the lands being established or confirmed as a public highway. The Highway Committee shall determine the precise width and location of the public highway (within the Railroad corridor) in consultation with the Tourism and Recreation Committee.

4. The Highway Committee is directed to take such action expeditiously.

5. The Tourism and Recreation Committee is directed to continue to explore and, where appropriate and consistent with the public interest; recommend to the County Board: (a) compromises with private landowners; (b) whether there are additional portions of the corridor as to which the County should disavow its interest; and (c) whether there may be additional portions of the Railroad corridor that the County should embrace and establish as a public highway.

Adopted at a meeting of the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors on 29th day of June, 2006.

BAYFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

James Beeksma

Marco T. Bichanich

STATE OF WISCONSIN )

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BAYFIELD COUNTY )

I, Scott S. FIbert, Bayfield County clerk, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Volume 21, adopted by the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors at then- meeting held on the 29" day of June, 2006.

Scott S. Fibert, Bayfield County Clerk

Exhibit A

Parcels in Bayfield County, Wisconsin in Which Railroad Corridor Subject to Resolution 2006-035 is Located

Sections 24,25,35 and 36, T43N-R8W, Town of Cable (owned by Bayfield County).

Sections 5, 7, 8 and 19, T43N-R7W, Town of Cable (owned by Bayfield County).

That portion of the corridor in the SWA-SWA, NW^-SW'^ and NE'/i-SW'/i of Section 18, T43N-R7W, Town of Cable, owned by Bayfield County.

SE'/4-NW'/4, SW'/4-NE'/4 and NE'/4-NE1/, of Section 19, T45N-R6W, Town of Grand View (owned by Bayfield County).

NE^-NW^ and N'A-NE^ of Section 21, T45N-R6W, Town of Grand View (owned by Bayfield County).

NE'A-NW'^ and NW'/i-NE'A of Section 23, T45N-R6W, Town of Grand View (owned by Bayfield County).

S'/2-SE% of Section 14, T45N-R6W, Town of Grand View (owned by Bayfield County).

NE'/4-SW'/4 and SW'/i-SW^ of Section 13, T45N-R6W, Town of Grand View (owned by Bayfield County).

NW^-NE^ of Section 36, T46N-R6W, Town of Mason (owned by Bayfield County).

NE'/4-SW'/4 and E'/z-NW^ of Section 25, T46N-R6W, Town of Mason (owned by Bayfield County).

SWA-SWA and EVi-SWA of Section 13, T46N-R6W, Town of Mason (owned by Bayfield County).

E'/2 of Section 35, T47N-R6W, Town of Keystone (owned by Bayfield County). SE^-NE^ of Section 26, T47N-R6W, Town of Keystone (owned by Bayfield County). NW/4-NW/4 of Section 25, T47N-R6W, Town of Keystone (owned by Bayfield County). SE'/4-SE'/4 of Section 13, T47N-R6W, Town ofPilsen (owned by Bayfield County).

NW'/4-SW'/4, NE'/4-SW'/4 and N/2-SE'/4, Section 24, T45N-R7W, Town ofDrummond (further identified as parcels having the following Tax ID numbers: 018107008000; 018107006000;

018107105000;and 018107102000).

NW^-SW'^ of Section 19, T45N-R6W, Town of Grand View (further identified as the parcel having the following Tax ID number: 021112010000).