"It is like fishing, first you have to know what you are fishing for -- then you have to put your bait in the water", Ken Harwood LDC Director
Cabela's or Other Sports Store
Assisted Living Facilities in each community
Cabins of Lafayette
Cabins of Lafayette
Develop a network of cabins across the county. Each site could contain several small units sharing a septic system and well. Some sites could be "walk in" so that no vehicles would be allowed. The entire network could be promoted and managed as a single entity. Strict covenants could ensure quality. Sites could share a common vertical market like golf, motor cycles, hiking, biking, fishing, 4 wheeling, hunting, and others.
Develop a network of cabins across the county. Each site could contain several small units sharing a septic system and well. Some sites could be "walk in" so that no vehicles would be allowed. The entire network could be promoted and managed as a single entity. Strict covenants could ensure quality. Sites could share a common vertical market like golf, motor cycles, hiking, biking, fishing, 4 wheeling, hunting, and others.
Sustainable Energy
Sustainable Energy
Work with various utilities, suppliers and vendors to encourage the production and use of greener technologies and energy Production.
Work with various utilities, suppliers and vendors to encourage the production and use of greener technologies and energy Production.
Weekly Bike Tours
Weekly Bike Tours
Schedule weekly bike rides beginning somewhere in the county with a midpoint stop for refreshments returning to the original starting point.
Schedule weekly bike rides beginning somewhere in the county with a midpoint stop for refreshments returning to the original starting point.
Lowes in Belmont
Attract small farms or Small businesses to locate in the County
Attract small farms or Small businesses to locate in the County
Promote the values of Lafayette County... Good Schools... Low rent... Great work ethic... Great place to live...
Promote the values of Lafayette County... Good Schools... Low rent... Great work ethic... Great place to live...
Increase AG bassed bussiness in the County
Lafayette County Should Become Leader in Green Technology and Products
Radio Station
Radio Station
A local radio station for the county...Ken suggests the Morning Mess at 93.7 or AM 1260...
A local radio station for the county...Ken suggests the Morning Mess at 93.7 or AM 1260...
Movie Theatre / Theatre Performance Space
Movie Theatre / Theatre Performance Space
A movie theater or performance space in the county. Several requests.
A movie theater or performance space in the county. Several requests.
Regional manure digester
Regional manure digester
Build a Regional (tri county) manure digester on the UW Plattville Research farm for use by farmers in Lafayette, Grant, and Iowa Counties. Articles on the Dane county facility are here...
Builder chosen for countys 1st manure digester
Treatment of manure garnering farming industry's attention
Clean Wisconsin: Wisconsin farmers and small business owners: Homegrown energy is hidden pot of gold
Build a Regional (tri county) manure digester on the UW Plattville Research farm for use by farmers in Lafayette, Grant, and Iowa Counties. Articles on the Dane county facility are here...
Builder chosen for countys 1st manure digester
Treatment of manure garnering farming industry's attention
Clean Wisconsin: Wisconsin farmers and small business owners: Homegrown energy is hidden pot of gold
Rossing Building in Argyle / Commercial
Rossing Building in Argyle / Commercial
Argyle Movement Studio (Youth dance, yoga, senior stretch, martial arts) Argyle School of Music (Practice rooms and youth/community concerts) Receptions Argyle Office or high tech center - copy/scan/fax organize and run phones and register Farmtiquities (Farm oddities and old furniture for sale in building and also selling on eBay on commission) LaFollette Museum Quilt sales Gallery Coffee/Juice bar Weekend end open house sales Fiber arts and loom sales Possibly community cold storage in basement Loom-making or other wood craft shop in basement Satellite office for Blackhawk or SW Tech or other Lafayette County services My office for Petraglyphs Electronic Publishing LLC (in its infancy now) Had interest in shared treatment space for therapeutic massage by appointment type things Hosting orange-bikes free community bike program with bike shop/repair supplies open on weekends spring through fall There are some folks devoted to the notion of a youth center of some kind too Peter Herman 608-516-7243
Argyle Movement Studio (Youth dance, yoga, senior stretch, martial arts) Argyle School of Music (Practice rooms and youth/community concerts) Receptions Argyle Office or high tech center - copy/scan/fax organize and run phones and register Farmtiquities (Farm oddities and old furniture for sale in building and also selling on eBay on commission) LaFollette Museum Quilt sales Gallery Coffee/Juice bar Weekend end open house sales Fiber arts and loom sales Possibly community cold storage in basement Loom-making or other wood craft shop in basement Satellite office for Blackhawk or SW Tech or other Lafayette County services My office for Petraglyphs Electronic Publishing LLC (in its infancy now) Had interest in shared treatment space for therapeutic massage by appointment type things Hosting orange-bikes free community bike program with bike shop/repair supplies open on weekends spring through fall There are some folks devoted to the notion of a youth center of some kind too Peter Herman 608-516-7243
Encourage the legislature to support the ag industry that replaces the small family farms
Encourage the legislature to support the ag industry that replaces the small family farms
Viticulture is the ag business of the 21st century.Wineries and Vineyards attract a large tourist business. Lafayette County has an estate commericial winery. It is in Lafayette County but its address is pPlatteville. Therefore it is not listed as a Lafayette County Business on your site. The legislature continues to opass laws that have a devestating effect on this ag business. Other states look at viticulture and enology as replacements for the small dairy farm. Wisconsin looks at them thru the eyes of the big donor alcohol distributors contributions to their campaigns.Ken Harwood please call me since what i said above is the tip of the iceberg. Ted Kearns 608-348-5210
Viticulture is the ag business of the 21st century.Wineries and Vineyards attract a large tourist business. Lafayette County has an estate commericial winery. It is in Lafayette County but its address is pPlatteville. Therefore it is not listed as a Lafayette County Business on your site. The legislature continues to opass laws that have a devestating effect on this ag business. Other states look at viticulture and enology as replacements for the small dairy farm. Wisconsin looks at them thru the eyes of the big donor alcohol distributors contributions to their campaigns.Ken Harwood please call me since what i said above is the tip of the iceberg. Ted Kearns 608-348-5210
Restoration and preservation of the St Augustine Church
Restoration and preservation of the St Augustine Church
Restoration and preservation of the St Augustine Church built in 1844 in New Diggings. It will become a real asset to Lafayette County as a tourist stop. In the past it has drawn a few thousand visitors and with the possibility of Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, the archetect and builder being canonized by the Catholic Church it will become a National Shrine.
Restoration and preservation of the St Augustine Church built in 1844 in New Diggings. It will become a real asset to Lafayette County as a tourist stop. In the past it has drawn a few thousand visitors and with the possibility of Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, the archetect and builder being canonized by the Catholic Church it will become a National Shrine.
A Cheese Cave
A Cheese Cave
Based on a European model, whereby multiple farmstead and coop cheesemakers use a single cave facility to age their products. That's partly because the men they are shifting it to are Mateo and Andy Kehler, the brothers and business partners behind the cultishly popular Greensboro, Vt., artisanal cheesemaking operation Jasper Hill Farm. The reason? The brothers' newly constructed, state-of-the-art 22,000-square-foot cheese aging cellar -- a $3 million project touted as the nation's first facility dedicated to the ripening of natural rind cheeses. The idea is to make it easier for small-time cheesemakers to produce and sell their cheeses.
Based on a European model, whereby multiple farmstead and coop cheesemakers use a single cave facility to age their products. That's partly because the men they are shifting it to are Mateo and Andy Kehler, the brothers and business partners behind the cultishly popular Greensboro, Vt., artisanal cheesemaking operation Jasper Hill Farm. The reason? The brothers' newly constructed, state-of-the-art 22,000-square-foot cheese aging cellar -- a $3 million project touted as the nation's first facility dedicated to the ripening of natural rind cheeses. The idea is to make it easier for small-time cheesemakers to produce and sell their cheeses.
Lafayette County Land Bank
Lafayette County Land Bank
Develop and maintain a land bank or trust. The land will be divided 90% for public use including parks, hiking, hunting, fishing, wetland restoration, nature conservancy, and other public uses. The remaining 10% would be used to facilitate tourism in the area including camping and rv's, cabins or cottages, hotels, and other facilities that support tourist visits to the area. This land would be leased like a permanent campsite to developers and Entrepreneurs using strict covenants to maintain the integrity and look and feel of the property.
Develop and maintain a land bank or trust. The land will be divided 90% for public use including parks, hiking, hunting, fishing, wetland restoration, nature conservancy, and other public uses. The remaining 10% would be used to facilitate tourism in the area including camping and rv's, cabins or cottages, hotels, and other facilities that support tourist visits to the area. This land would be leased like a permanent campsite to developers and Entrepreneurs using strict covenants to maintain the integrity and look and feel of the property.
LDC Business Membership
LDC Business Membership
Establish a business membership option for Lafayette Development Corporation. Provide discounts and co-op advertising options enhanced presence on the website(s).
Establish a business membership option for Lafayette Development Corporation. Provide discounts and co-op advertising options enhanced presence on the website(s).
Tourisim / Promote the Pecatonica River
Tourisim / Promote the Pecatonica River
Work to promote the area and the Pecatonica river as a tourism destination.
Work to promote the area and the Pecatonica river as a tourism destination.
The Lafayette County General Store
The Lafayette County General Store
The Lafayette County General Store A small retail outlet with a larger online mail order presence featuring products made in Lafayette County and Southwest Wisconsin. The online fulfillment would be facilitated by Greenco Industries, Inc. a not for profit organization provides day services and work services for 110 adults and teenagers with disabilities and residential services for 20 disabled adults in both Green and Lafayette Counties. The retail center would occupy the former Belmont Information Center currently owned by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The facility is relatively new and has excellent exposure to the heavily traveled highway 151. The accessibility and potential for signage provides excellent exposure for tourists and state residents alike to prevail themselves of Wisconsin goods. The products would include but not be limited to cheese, sausage and meats, local wines and beer, Amish dry, baked and canned goods, jewelry and crafts, spices, soup and dip mixes. In addition to the Amish production many of the food products made by the Hodan Center in Mineral point. The Hodan Center and innovation Kitchen provides work services, food services, and enrichment activities in house for persons with disabilities. In addition to the regular items the facility would provide a seasonal farmers market for locally grown produce, baked goods, and other seasonal items and could serve as a venue for other activities throughout the year.
The Lafayette County General Store A small retail outlet with a larger online mail order presence featuring products made in Lafayette County and Southwest Wisconsin. The online fulfillment would be facilitated by Greenco Industries, Inc. a not for profit organization provides day services and work services for 110 adults and teenagers with disabilities and residential services for 20 disabled adults in both Green and Lafayette Counties. The retail center would occupy the former Belmont Information Center currently owned by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The facility is relatively new and has excellent exposure to the heavily traveled highway 151. The accessibility and potential for signage provides excellent exposure for tourists and state residents alike to prevail themselves of Wisconsin goods. The products would include but not be limited to cheese, sausage and meats, local wines and beer, Amish dry, baked and canned goods, jewelry and crafts, spices, soup and dip mixes. In addition to the Amish production many of the food products made by the Hodan Center in Mineral point. The Hodan Center and innovation Kitchen provides work services, food services, and enrichment activities in house for persons with disabilities. In addition to the regular items the facility would provide a seasonal farmers market for locally grown produce, baked goods, and other seasonal items and could serve as a venue for other activities throughout the year.
Youth Center or Facility for Teens
Road Trip Lafayette
Road Trip Lafayette
Develop and promote a tour of Lafayette pointing out attractions and retailers along the way.
Develop and promote a tour of Lafayette pointing out attractions and retailers along the way.
Lafayette Exchange / Craigs List for Lafayette County
Lafayette Exchange / Craigs List for Lafayette County
Develop a website where residents could post items for sale or trade, or promote events.
Develop a website where residents could post items for sale or trade, or promote events.
Summer Craft Fairs
Monthly Development Breakfast
Monthly Development Breakfast
A Lafayette County monthly breakfast to discuss new ideas, current development, and other issues. A keynote speaker could be invited to present a new idea or concept. Meeting could be "hosted" by new communities each month.
A Lafayette County monthly breakfast to discuss new ideas, current development, and other issues. A keynote speaker could be invited to present a new idea or concept. Meeting could be "hosted" by new communities each month.
Coupon Book For County / Passport
Coupon Book For County / Passport
A coupon book to promote the businesses and restaurants of Lafayette County. Could also have a passport component with a promotion for people who visit all the communities in the county.
A coupon book to promote the businesses and restaurants of Lafayette County. Could also have a passport component with a promotion for people who visit all the communities in the county.
Darlington / Driver Opera House Restoration
Darlington / Driver Opera House Restoration
Discussion was then held concerning an Assumption Agreement between the City of Darlington and Driver Opera House Restoration Inc. A copy of the assumption agreement was included in the agenda packet; and a copy of a letter from Attorney McDaniel approving the assumption agreement was distributed to those present at this meeting. The proposed agreement identifies responsibilities of each party related to the grant funds awarded by the Department of Commerce. After discussion and consideration, motion by Gough second by Osterday to approve the Assumption Agreement between the City of Darlington and Driver Opera House Restoration Inc., as presented. Motion carried.
Discussion was then held concerning an Assumption Agreement between the City of Darlington and Driver Opera House Restoration Inc. A copy of the assumption agreement was included in the agenda packet; and a copy of a letter from Attorney McDaniel approving the assumption agreement was distributed to those present at this meeting. The proposed agreement identifies responsibilities of each party related to the grant funds awarded by the Department of Commerce. After discussion and consideration, motion by Gough second by Osterday to approve the Assumption Agreement between the City of Darlington and Driver Opera House Restoration Inc., as presented. Motion carried.
Amish Lafayette County
Amish Lafayette County
to increase communication with the Amish community and develop opportunities for tourism / visitor potential. Other states have wonderful attractions centered around these communities.
to increase communication with the Amish community and develop opportunities for tourism / visitor potential. Other states have wonderful attractions centered around these communities.
Alternative Farming / Grapes Hops Etc.
Alternative Farming / Grapes Hops Etc.
LDC could create a seminar for area farmers to here presentation on alternative crops that could be grown in the region. Good networking opportunity for agriculture...
LDC could create a seminar for area farmers to here presentation on alternative crops that could be grown in the region. Good networking opportunity for agriculture...