Wisconsin Waterfront Revitalization Conference
Control Your Destiny – Obtaining Access and Acquiring Properties

Benefits
Vision
Partnerships
Aquisition
Finance
Resource Protection

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           Moderator: Carolynn Leaman, Milwaukee Departmet of City                    Development

Local Government Acquisition Tools Using Case Studies

Art Harrington, Attorney at Godfrey & Kahn

Using the acronym, CAPS, Art Harrington discusses important issues to brownfield redevelopment.

C- Challenges to brownfield redevelopment such as the
public trust doctrine. Private citizens have to a trial if they feel that the public trust doctrine has been violated.
A – Assess on brownfield sites can been obtained by the municipalities through two legislative authorities: Clean-up statute and a municipal exemption for preexisting contamination.
PS – Privatization Strategies

The Non-profit Role in Acquisition

Karen Bassler, Program Director at Gathering Waters Conservancy

Land trusts and their role in acquiring land are defined. Benefits of using land trusts are highlighted including prinking private funds into a project. Two case studies – the La Crosse Blufflands Protection Program and Bayfield’s Brownstone Trail – illustrated the role of public land trusts.

Other Resources

• Environmental Liability Mitigation Strategies for Local Public Agencies
• Land Trusts: Preserving Wisconsin’s Natural Resources
• Conservation Options Open to Landowners: A Basic Glossary of Terms
• Gathering Waters Conservancy
• Brownstone Trail
• La Crosse Blufflands Protection Program