Sunday, October 13, 2019

Wisconsin Dells Annual Finance Committee Process Has Whole Area Scraping For Money

The City of Wisconsin Dells Finance Committee has started the annual budget process.  Money is exceedingly tight due to the 3 large projects competing for scarce community resources.  The 3 large projects are:

- Elm Street Outdoor Plaza

- Lake Delton Law Enforcement Building Alcan and Miller

- High School Along Rocky Arbor State Park

These three projects are consuming a huge amount of the areas public resources.  City of Wisconsin Dells Departments for the 2020 budget are instructed to come in at an increase of 2 percent or less.  This is difficult knowing this small rural resort community is also home to more than 4500 work experience travelers who come from outside of the Country through the J1VISA Immigration Programming and temporarily live in Wisconsin Dells.

The City of Wisconsin Dells Legislative Committee is considering charging residential property owners who provide space for Wo-Zha-Wa fall festival vendors as a way to increase revenue.  The community is anticipating additional fund raising with the vacationing families at the resorts being the target population.  Fund raising is a strategy to populate a business location and create revenue that improves the operators annual profit calculation.  This is accepted and employed frequently throughout the Wisconsin Dells area.

Friday, October 11, 2019

Role of Military Ducks in De-Populating Down Town Wisconsin Dells Commercial District

City of Wisconsin Dells planners are questioning the impact military ducks have on de-populating the Down Town Wisconsin Dells commercial district.  The large military ducks consume Broadway parking and function to remove vacationers from the Down Town commercial district.

The Down Town Wisconsin Dells commercial district has multiple wood booths that are stationed on the prime real estate corners - only to sit empty on the long off season.  Business owners see their locations being blocked in by large military ducks that shuttle their customers off to another location.

The future of the Down Town Wisconsin Dells commercial district will involve the large military ducks being assigned space to park and load off Broadway.  This is a very controversial plan for many who have memories of the Down Town Wisconsin Dells being entirely focused on the River rides.

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Wisconsin Dells Start Charging Residential Property Owners Who Give Space To Wo-Zha-Wa Vendors

In the City of Wisconsin Dells Legislative Committee Meeting Minutes dated September 9, 2019 - published plans to charge residential property owners who make space available for vendors who set up for Wo-Zha-Wa Fall Festival.  This assures both the residential land owner and the vendor have each purchased a Wo-Zha-Wa permit.

Future agenda item to include discussion on requiring those who rent out their residential yard space to vendors during WoZhaWa weekend to obtain a permit in order to do so.

The cost of a Wo-Zha-Wa permit is about one thousand dollars.  This effort by the City of Wisconsin Dells should push the number of participating vendors to a lower calculation.

3 Wisconsin Dells Projects Struggling To Grab Larger Share Of Scarce Community Resources

Committee participants of each of the 3 Wisconsin Dells area projects are struggling to grab a larger share of the scarce community resources.  Each of the three projects will require a lot of public money and service to complete.  The three Wisconsin Dells area projects competing with each other are:

- Elm Street Outdoor Plaza

- Lake Delton Law Enforcement Building Alcan and Miller

- High School Along Rocky Arbor State Park

Accompanying the consumption of public community resources the Wisconsin Dells area expects ongoing fund raising efforts.  Fund raising has become an accepted way for a business operator to populate their location creating revenue that boosts annual profit calculations.

Fund raising events involve settings that facilitate access to the vacationing families money.  Local fund raising efforts involve strategies that entangle vacationing families - and requesting tourists to contribute.

This competition between the participants in these three projects could become quite intense - related to the last two summers of road construction in Down Town Wisconsin Dells that blocked consumer access to the business locations.  Due to road construction- revenue has been dropped for the last 2 summers in Down Town Wisconsin Dells.  This simply means less public money.

Fund raisers will consistently target the Wisconsin Dells Resort locations that function year round.  This consumer population provides the new money needed to help the Wisconsin Dells area complete these 3 projects.

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Wisconsin Dells Area Fund Raisers Question Where Are Consumers Spending

With the foot traffic in Down Town Wisconsin Dells dropping off significantly - area fund raisers are questioning where consumers are spending money.  Most of the business locations in Down Town Wisconsin Dells have closed for the off season.  The complete drop in direct consumer interactions makes Down Town Wisconsin Dells a less likely target for organized fund raising efforts.

The Wisconsin Dells area has three large projects that are competing with each other for scarce community resources.  The 3 projects are:

- Elm Street Outdoor Plaza

- Lake Delton Law Enforcement Building Alcan and Miller

- High School Along Rocky Arbor State Park

These three projects depend upon scarce public resources to complete- and can be expected to be accompanied by ongoing fund raising efforts.  Vacationing families coming into the Wisconsin Dells area can expect to be asked to contribute - as part of their stay.

Fund raising events in the off season in the Wisconsin Dells area have become an accepted way to populate a business location and create revenue for the operator.  Wisconsin Dells business locations profit from occupying available space with fund raising events.

Wisconsin Dells area fund raisers are looking to determine where clusters of commerce can boost monetary intake.   Continuous fund raising is an accepted activity in the Wisconsin Dells area and the year round resorts deliver the target population.

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Wisconsin Dells Vacationers Entangled With Local Fund Raising Efforts

The Wisconsin Dells area has 3 projects competing for scarce community resources. The three projects are:

- Elm Street Outdoor Plaza

- Lake Delton Law Enforcement Building Alcan and Miller

- High School Along Rocky Arbor State Park

The Wisconsin Dells area organizes a lot of fund raisers in the off season as a way to increase revenue for the local business locations.  Fund raisers populate business locations who profit from the organized event.  This is accepted and seen as favorable across the Wisconsin Dells area.

Vacationing families can expect to become entangled in the fund raising efforts for local projects.  Fund raising takes place in business locations that depend upon tourist money to maintain operation.  Vacationing families frequently become entangled in fund raising efforts for local projects and are expected to contribute.

It is beneficial for vacationing families to understand this dynamic and acknowledge that they can be required as part of their Wisconsin Dells trip to contribute to the ongoing fund raising efforts.


Monday, October 7, 2019

3 Wisconsin Dells Area Projects Competing For Scarce Community Resources

The Wisconsin Dells area has three projects actively competing for scarce community resources.  The three projects requiring large sums of public money are:

- Elm Street Outdoor Plaza

- Lake Delton Law Enforcement Building Alcan and Miller

- High School Along Rocky Arbor State Park

Expect to see forms of fund raising as these 3 projects actively compete for scare community resources across the Wisconsin Dells area.  There may be some pleas from project participants repeatedly asking for more resources to complete these high cost projects.

The competition for scarce public resources from these three projects is expected to be ongoing.  This means even after the projects have been constructed the fund raising efforts will continue to pay for the expected costs of maintaining the space.

Families visiting the Wisconsin Dells area should be expecting to be asked for money during their visit to help pay for these 3 projects.