Providing Economic Development, Geographic Information Systems, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Use Planning and Transportation Assistance since 1973
Spencer updates its Outdoor Recreation Plan every 5 years to identify essential outdoor recreation needs that affect the future of outdoor recreation in the Village.
This Outdoor Recreation Plan (ORP) focuses upon Village managed outdoor recreation facilities. All listed nature based and active recreation based projects become eligible for competitive federal and state outdoor recreation grant money when this plan is adopted by Village Board resolution.
2025 Planning Timeline
Summer 2025 – Staff park analysis, plans reviewed, & demographic data analysis.
Summer 2025 – Survey distribution and tabulation.
Fall 2025 – Goals & Objectives developed.
Fall 2025 – Draft Plan ready for review.
Fall/Winter 2025 – Plan ready for approval by ___________ Committee; and adoption by Village Board.
Plan
Village of Spencer Outdoor Recreation Plan 2026-2030 (Not available yet.)
2025 – Spencer Outdoor Recreation Survey Results with Comments (Not Available yet.)
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs are an opportunity to make walking and bicycling to school safer for children in grades K-12, and to increase the number of children who choose to walk and bicycle. On a broader level, SRTS programs can enhance children’s health and well-being, ease traffic congestion near the school, and improve community members’ overall quality of life.
In 2024, the D.C. Everest Area School District won a WisDOT SRTS planning grant to create a SRTS Plan for each public school in the District. The Weston Elementary SRTS Plan was created in 2024. The D.C. Everest Junior High SRTS Plan was created in 2009.
Fall 2025 – D.C. Everest Area School District to perform transportation surveys (e.g., Student Tallies & Parent Surveys).
Spring 2026 – The D.C. Everest Area School District and local governments that the District operates in to begin SRTS Planning with the assistance of the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (NCWRPC). The NCWRPC is guiding the D.C. Everest SRTS Task Force through the planning process.
Spring & Summer 2026 – Data collection to occur. Further analysis with the SRTS Task Force will occur throughout the 2025-2026 school year.
Plan development to occur in 2026.
Plan review and revision will occur throughout the 2026-2027 school year.
Plan adoption is anticipated in summer/fall 2027.
Implementation of the D.C. Everest SRTS Plan can begin anytime after adoption, and throughout many years later.
Schools in D.C. Everest SRTS Plan:
Evergreen Elementary (K-5) Hatley Elementary (K-5) Mountain Bay Elementary (K-5) Riverside Elementary (K-5) Rothschild Elementary (3K, K-5) D.C. Everest Middle School (6-7) D.C. Everest High School (10-12)
Evergreen Elementary (grades K-5) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – Evergreen Elementary SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
Hatley Elementary (grades K-5) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – Hatley Elementary SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
Mountain Bay Elementary (grades K-5) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – Mountain Bay Elementary SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
Riverside Elementary (grades K-5) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – Riverside Elementary SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
Rothschild Elementary (grades 3K, K-5) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – Rothschild Elementary SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
D.C. Everest Middle School (grades 6-7) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – D.C. Everest Middle School SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
D.C. Everest High School (grades 10-12) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – D.C. Everest High School SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs are an opportunity to make walking and bicycling to school safer for children in grades K-12, and to increase the number of children who choose to walk and bicycle. On a broader level, SRTS programs can enhance children’s health and well-being, ease traffic congestion near the school, and improve community members’ overall quality of life.
In 2024, the City of Antigo and the Unified School District of Antigo won a WisDOT SRTS planning grant to create a SRTS Plan for each public school in the District.
Fall 2025 – Unified School District of Antigo to perform transportation surveys (e.g., Student Tallies & Parent Surveys).
Spring 2026 – The City of Antigo and the Unified School District of Antigo to begin SRTS Planning with the assistance of the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (NCWRPC). The NCWRPC is guiding the Antigo SRTS Task Force through the planning process.
Spring & Summer 2026 – Data collection to occur. Further analysis with the SRTS Task Force will occur throughout the 2025-2026 school year.
Plan development to occur in 2026.
Plan review and revision will occur throughout the 2026-2027 school year.
Plan adoption is anticipated in summer/fall 2027.
Implementation of the Antigo SRTS Plan can begin anytime after adoption, and throughout many years later.
Schools in Antigo SRTS Plan:
East Elementary (4K-3) North Elementary (4K-3) West Elementary (4K-3) Antigo Middle School (4-7) Antigo High School (8-12)
East Elementary (grades 4K-3) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – East Elementary SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
North Elementary (grades 4K-3) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – North Elementary SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
West Elementary (grades 4K-3) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – West Elementary SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
Antigo Middle School (grades 4-7) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – Antigo Middle School SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
Antigo High School (grades 8-12) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – Antigo High School SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs are an opportunity to make walking and bicycling to school safer for children in grades K-12, and to increase the number of children who choose to walk and bicycle. On a broader level, SRTS programs can enhance children’s health and well-being, ease traffic congestion near the school, and improve community members’ overall quality of life.
In 2024, the City of Tomahawk, St Mary Catholic School, and the School District of Tomahawk won a WisDOT SRTS planning grant to create a SRTS Plan for each public school in the District.
Spring 2025 – School District of Tomahawk and St Mary Catholic School to perform transportation surveys (e.g., Student Tallies & Parent Surveys).
Fall 2025 – The City of Tomahawk, St Mary Catholic School, and the School District of Tomahawk to begin SRTS Planning with the assistance of the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (NCWRPC). The NCWRPC is guiding the Tomahawk SRTS Task Force through the planning process.
Summer & Fall 2025 – Data collection to occur. Further analysis with the SRTS Task Force will occur throughout the 2025-2026 school year.
Plan development to occur in 2025.
Plan review and revision will occur throughout the 2025-2026 school year.
Plan adoption is anticipated in summer/fall 2026.
Implementation of the Tomahawk SRTS Plan can begin anytime after adoption, and through many years later.
Schools in Tomahawk SRTS Plan:
St Mary Catholic School (PK-5) Tomahawk Elementary (4K-5) Tomahawk Middle School (6-8) Tomahawk High School (9-12)
St Mary Catholic School (grades PK-5) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – St Mary SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
Tomahawk Elementary (grades 4K-5) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – Tomahawk Elementary SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
Tomahawk Middle School (grades 6-8) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – Tomahawk Middle School SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
Tomahawk High School (grades 9-12) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – Tomahawk High School SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs are an opportunity to make walking and bicycling to school safer for children in grades K-12, and to increase the number of children who choose to walk and bicycle. On a broader level, SRTS programs can enhance children’s health and well-being, ease traffic congestion near the school, and improve community members’ overall quality of life.
In 2024, the City of Elroy and the Royall School District won a WisDOT SRTS planning grant to create a SRTS Plan for each public school in the District.
Spring 2025 – Royall School District to perform transportation surveys (e.g., Student Tallies & Parent Surveys).
Fall 2025 – The City of Elroy and the Royall School District to begin SRTS Planning with the assistance of the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (NCWRPC). The NCWRPC is guiding the Royall & Elroy SRTS Task Force through the planning process.
Summer & Fall 2025 – Data collection to occur. Further analysis with the SRTS Task Force will occur throughout the 2025-2026 school year.
Plan development to occur in 2025.
Plan review and revision will occur throughout the 2025-2026 school year.
Plan adoption is anticipated in spring/summer 2026.
Implementation of the Royall & Elroy SRTS Plan can begin anytime after adoption, and through many years later.
Schools in Royall & Elroy SRTS Plan:
Royall Elementary (PK-3) Royall Intermediate (4-6) Royall Middle School (7-8)
Royall Elementary (grades PK-3) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – Royall Elementary SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
Royall Intermediate (grades 4-6) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – Royall Intermediate SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
Royall Middle School (grades 7-8) Map 3A – Site Assessment (Not available yet.) Map 4A – Transportation (Not available yet.) Map 5A – School Routes (Not available yet.) Map 6A – Recommendations (Not available yet.) DRAFT – Royall Middle School SRTS Action Plan (Not available yet.)
Wood County’s Parks & Forestry Department updates its Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces Plan (Outdoor Rec. Plan) every 5 years to identify essential outdoor recreation needs that affect the future of outdoor recreation in the County.
This Outdoor Rec. Plan (ORP) focuses upon County managed outdoor recreation facilities, and also list projects within the towns and villages. Local governments with their own ORP are referenced in this plan. All listed nature based and active recreation based projects become eligible for competitive federal and state outdoor recreation grant money when this plan is adopted by County or local municipality by resolution.
All communities within Wood County without their own Outdoor Recreation Plan become eligible to apply for recreation grants when the County adopts this plan by resolution.
Non-profit groups, foundations, and the general public may also use this document to coordinate their own private efforts for developing outdoor recreation facilities.
2025 Planning Timeline
Winter 2024-2025 — Staff park analysis, plans reviewed, & demographic data analysis.
Walking School Buses Walking school buses are a great way to offer children a supervised walk to school on a regular basis.
Bicycle Trains and Bicycle Skills Clinics Bicycle trains allow students to bicycle to school together on a designated route under supervision. Bicycle Skills Clinics or “bicycle rodeos” are hands-on bicycle safety lesson with bike inspections, safety talks and bicycle skills practice.
Youth Education – available for a nominal fee [Wisconsin Bike Fed].
Adult Education – available for a nominal fee [Wisconsin Bike Fed].
Mileage Tracking Providing a way for students to track the miles that they have walked or ridden a bicycle is a tangible way to chart progress toward a walking or biking goal.
Kronenwetter updates its Outdoor Recreation Plan every 5 years to identify essential outdoor recreation needs that affect the future of outdoor recreation in the Village.
This Outdoor Recreation Plan (ORP) focuses upon Village managed outdoor recreation facilities. All listed nature based and active recreation based projects become eligible for competitive federal and state outdoor recreation grant money when this plan is adopted by Village Board resolution.
2025 Planning Timeline
Winter/Spring 2025 – Staff park analysis, plans reviewed, & demographic data analysis.
Winter/Spring 2025 – Survey distribution and tabulation.
Spring 2025 – Goals & Objectives developed.
Summer 2025 – Draft Plan ready for review.
Summer 2025 – Plan ready for approval by Community Life, Infrastructure and Public Property Committee (CLIPP); and adoption by Village Board.
Safe Routes To School (SRTS) advocacy video that briefly describes what this program is all about. Created by East Central Florida Regional Planning Council with a SRTS grant.
32 second PSA “A”
32 second PSA “B”
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3.57 minute video The League of American Cyclists promotes Safe Routes to School programs. Share this video with your local school board, PTA, or city council.
1:23 minute PSA A PSA from the National Safety Council and First Student featuring safety tips to share the road with school buses. Visit nsc.org/back2school for more information and downloadable materials on back to school safety issues.
The Vilas County Land and Water Resource Management (LWRM) Plan is a 10-year plan (2025-2034) that provides an assessment of county water quality and soil erosion conditions, identifies local conservation priorities, and establishes conservation goals in a Work Plan.
Adopted LWRM plans ensure county eligibility for grant funding of county conservation staff and cost sharing for conservation practices.
2024 LWRM Plan Update Process
Winter 2023 – County Land & Water Conservation Committee appoints Resource Advisory Committee.
January 2024 & September 2024 – 2 meetings for Resource Advisory Committee to assist with determining resource management direction for next 10-years.
Fall 2024 – Draft LWRM Plan assembled & reviewed by DATCP.
Fall 2024 – Draft LWRM Plan is reviewed by County Land & Water Conservation Committee for public hearing.
Fall 2024 – Draft LWRM Plan is open for public review and comment.
