Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II - Retaining Law Enforcement

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars  to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  This is expected to attract a huge new population of shred customers in to the Wisconsin Dells area.  More people means need for more police officers.

The Wisconsin Dells area lacks the local population to staff the business modals that serve tourism.  The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives for property owners who build housing for J1VISA Program staff on their land.  The community houses thousands of individuals who travel in to the Wisconsin Dells area from outside of the Country for a work experience.

Local law enforcement officers are responsible for serving rapid growing tourist populations as well as thousands of people on a temporary stay through the J1VISA Program.  With the varied culture, customs, and communication the J1VISA Program worker population adds a high measure of complexity to each individual law enforcement interaction.

Recall the recent murder of Tetiana Huzhva by Fuad Pashayev at 322 Washington Avenue, Wisconsin Dells WI 53965.  Fuad Pashayev stabbed Tetiana Huzhva to death and remained living in the dwelling with a 2 year old daughter for 5 days - until law enforcement on a welfare check discovered Tetiana Huzhva's deceased body.  Fuad Pashayev was arrested and placed in a Columbia County Jail where he is thought to have hanged himself to death.  The community has two deceased J1VISA Program workers bodies and a 2 year old child to return to anxious family who reside outside of the Country.

Being such a small rural community the employed police where expected to participate in tasks that fell far outside of an officers traditional role.  This expectation of having to work with larger populations and perform much more complex tasks will make it hard to retain police officers across the Wisconsin Dells community.

The Village of Lake Delton is clearing land on Alcan and Miller for a law enforcement building which will be closer to the new convention center.  The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.