Laserfiche WebLink
LANDMARK <br /> CONSERVANCY <br /> November 1, 2024 <br /> xxxxxx <br /> xxxxxxxx <br /> xxxxxxx <br /> Re: Gull Lake Waters 2025 Camping Agreement and future plans <br /> Dear Gull Lake Waters Camper, <br /> Thank you for spending the 2024 camping season at Gull Lake Waters. Landmark <br /> Conservancy appreciates your patronage as well as your attention to issues that tend to arise <br /> during the camping season. <br /> Attached you will find the 2025 Camping Agreement. There are a couple changes from <br /> previous years highlighted in the Agreement, and I will summarize those changes here. <br /> • Deadline for 2025 Camping Agreement renewal: January 1, 2025. <br /> • Camping Fee increased from $2,750 to $3,000.* <br /> • First payment ($1,500) due no later than March 1, 2025 (or $3,000 paid in full). <br /> • Second payment($1,500) due no later than June 15, 2025.** <br /> *Note: The 2025 Camping Fee is the same as 2020, when Landmark Conservancy <br /> became the owner of the Campground. Subsequent years allowed for a reduction in <br /> the Fee, which have thereafter increased to account for inflation. <br /> **Note: Landmark Conservancy's fiscal year ends on June 30, and we need to <br /> account for all income before the end of June. <br /> Since Landmark Conservancy accepted the ownership of this property in 2020 following a <br /> community-led effort to stop a significant expansion of the campground, we have explored <br /> several potential outcomes. In the meantime, we have tried to accommodate a small number <br /> of Campers, while also being very clear about our mission and the facts and history that led to <br /> our ownership. <br /> Landmark Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) private non-profit conservation organization whose <br /> mission is to "Conserve Wisconsin's natural legacy for everyone, forever". The greater <br /> Minerva-Love-Gull Lake community raised $1.5 million dollars to acquire the campground, <br /> with the expectation that it would be donated to Landmark Conservancy. Landmark would <br /> not expand the campground, and would instead transition the property over time to a publicly <br /> accessible community asset, consistent with our mission. <br /> Several things have become abundantly clear over the past several years, including the <br /> following: <br /> 500 East Main Street, Suite 307 I Menomonie, WI 54751 <br /> (715) 235-8850 I landmarkwi.org <br />