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Northwest Regional Planning Commission Socioeconomic Study, April, 2005

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Synopsis

Section 1 - Introduction

1.1 Purpose

1

1.2 Scope and Methodology

2

1.3 Report Organization

3
Section 2 - Overview

2.1 Project Background

6

2.2 Study Area and Project Location

9

2.3 Chronology of Events

13
Section 3 - Demographic, Economic & Housing Profile

3.1 Population

21

3.2 Educational Attainment

26

3.3 Income

27

3.4 Employment and Wages

32

3.5 Retail Trade

41

3.6 Housing Stock and Property Values

42
Section 4 - Tourism

4.1 Tourism Revenue

47
Section 5 - Local Agreement & Conditional Land Use Permit

5.1 Background

50

5.2 Review of Local Agreement and Conditional Land Use Permit

53
Section 6 - Net Proceeds Tax & Guaranteed Payments

6.1 Net Proceeds Tax

60

6.2 The Mining Investment and Local Impact Fund

61

6.3 Local Agreement Guaranteed Payments

65

6.4 Net Proceeds Tax Receipts and Guaranteed Payments Received by Local Units of Government

66

6.5 Uses of Funds

68
Section 7 - Community Contributions

7.1 Rusk County Community Library

82

7.2 Educational

86

7.3 Other Community Contributions

90
Section 8 - Land Use Analysis

8.1 Recreational Trails

93

8.2 Flambeau River Frontage

98
Section 9 - Public Facilities and Service Analysis

9.1 Railway Spur

99
Section 10 - Mine Facilities and Their Use

10.1 Water Treatment Facility & Administration Building

102
Section 11 - Survey Results

11.1 Community Survey

106

11.2 Business and Commerce Survey

111
Section 12 - Summary

114

Section 13 - Works Consulted 122

Appendix A

Local Agreements
Conditional Land Use Permit

Appendix B

Resident and Business & Commerce Surveys

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last revised 2/23/2007

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