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Minocqua Seeks Cost Share For Repair of Blackhawk Trail

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The Minocqua Town Board says it is willing to share the cost of repairing a washed out section of Blackhawk Trail owned jointly by Minocqua and Lac du Flambeau townships.

Minocqua supervisors say they will go a step further and turn over the entire maintenance of the gravel road to Lac du Flambeau, which then could collect the $500 in annual state gasoline tax Minocqua currently receives for snowplowing and other maintenance.

Director of Public Works Mark Pertile told supervisors Tuesday that it would cost nearly $8,700 to have Pitlik & Wick pave 350 feet of the washed out section, which is on a very steep hill. The only residence beyond that point is in Lac du Flambeau Township. The town chairman and director of public works will contact their Lac du Flambeau counterparts to reach an agreement. Supervisors also agreed to support Rhinelander’s request to have the Department of Natural Resources move its Division of Forestry’s headquarters to that city.

Minocqua is out of the running with Rhinelander, Wausau and Hayward as final choices.

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