Portage Daily Register from Portage, Wisconsin • 1

F' I 4 PORTAGE photo project Coirnty ERICK WAKIAGA DAILY REGISTER Columbia County Department of Land Information is proposing a countywide aerial photography project that could cost the county approximately $500000 over the next three years A decision regarding the possibility of implementing the proposed orthophotography project could come as early as Thursday during a finance committee meeting where proponents of the proposal will lobby for funds to be provided for in the next budget If approved the project would be Clouds and soma sunshine Breeann Bauer Kindergarten PardeeviHe other infrastructure and development trends and growth patterns can be obtained from the project A similar aerial photography project but a less detailed one was done in 1995 by Ayres Associates for about $150000 Columbia County Land Information director Gene Mucciolo said a lot of changes have taken place since then years is a long time and an update is he said want to get more information than they did in the earlier Mucciolo said the proposed project would make detailed land informa implemented in three phases by Ayres Associates of Madison Phase one of the project which would include aerial photographs taken at a flight height of approximately 10000 feet is planned for 2002 and would cost $175000 The second and third phases topographic mapping would be implemented in 2003 and 2004 respectively for $150000 per year Orthophotography combines the image characteristics of an aerial photography with the geometric qualities of a map Information about the exact location of driveways utility lines and tion data available to other county "departments such as highway planning and zoning and soil conservation' Currently highway department personnel drives around to take the measurements for driveway locations Land information and records committee chaired by Claire Robson already supports the proposal Also supporting the project is city of Columbus superintendent of public works Mike Healy Healy who spoke during a land information and records committee See COUNTY Page 2 GOOD morning! When I grow up Board discusses replacing member Underground storage tank info corrected The brief regarding underground storage tanks published in the April 7 edition listed erroneous information from a University of Wisconsin Extension Office (Madison) press release The following is the correct information as provided by the Wisconsin Department' of Commerce Environmental and Regulatory Services: Large underground tanks 1100 gallons or more must be tested by May 1 2001 or replaced or closed by May 1 2006 Heating fuel tanks over 4000 gallons must be upgraded replaced or closed by May 1 2001 Heating fuel tanks 4000 gallons or less must be brought into compliance by May 1 2001 or upgraded by May 1 2006 For more information check out the state Web site at wwwcommercestatewi us Pictured below firefighters Craig Ratz (left) and Brian Bonovetz visited the Family Resource Center in Portage to talk to the parents and children of the Monday play group about fire safety Pictured to the right a possible future firefighter Jane Elizabeth Andrews of Wyocena was all smiles during her turn sitting in the fire engine (7' ft i PHOTOS BY JULIE NESS DAILY REGISTER OBITUARY IMO A ERICKSON 85 MADISON INSIDE PHIL RHEIN DAILY REGISTER RIO The school board faced hard questions Monday night concerning the results of last week's school board election Current board members Keith Epps and president Rick Kleist secured re-election by receiving the two highest vote totals in the April 3 election This was despite the fact Kleist announced in March he no longer wished to serve on the board after completing his current term of office Due to state statuettes governing election ballots his name could not be removed after he filed the papers for re-election Kleist said he only filed those papers because no one else came forward to apply before the deadline Once Kleist announced his intention not to serve the term two write-in eqpdidates began to campaign for the position and one David Knapp is believed to have received the third highest total number of votes during the election But third place isn't sufficient to gain election to the seat and so it seems Kleist is the duly decided board member-elect until he resigns frpm the board sort of a new expert- said Dr Ronda Ewald the district administrator during Monday's meeting She said with no clear statutory guideline for the board to follow in such a situation the board will most likely appoint someone to fill the position after April 23 the last dav of Kleist's current term See RIO Page 2 Car forced trailer to knock over traffic light The driver of a semi-tractor trailer knocked over a traffic light Saturday on Highway 51 in order to avoid hitting a car that had pulled into a turning lane police said According to poliep the driver was making a routine right-hand turn onto Northridge Drive off New Pinery Road (Highway 51) when he was forced to turn the vehicle sharply hen a car came into the turn lane The truck's ij-ight rear wheels caught the signal and knocked it over police said The car that pulled into the turning lane did not remain at the scene There were no injuries in the 1040 am accident The truck sustained minor damage police reported ADVICE CLASSIFIEDS COMICS 10-11 J9 5 4 2 3 7-8 11 I 12 COMMUNITY OPINION RECORDS REGION SPORTS STATE TV WEATHER Police chief assures department is in order oo CO i to to 3 ZZL f-0 ri 04 1 cr i intentionally mislead a special agent of the state Department of Criminal Investigations who was looking into the alleged misconduct by Jorgensen According to agent Amy Blackwood Lee originally contradicted the girl's statement that she rode with Jorgensen for part of the evening of Nov 18 1999 It was on that night while he was on duty that Jorgensen allegedly had the first of three sexual contacts for which he is charged Blackwood states that in January of this year Lee changed his testimony He See POLICE Page 2 reach resolution through the judicial process And he did not have specific comments on how the department might insure no actual sexual contacts occur between an officer and underage person at some future time In statement Kluge said an internal investigation of the department is complete plan to undertake additional department-wide training and policy revisions related to the ride-along program and communications between police officers and citizens he said The chief emphasized that patrolman Mark Lee did not ment will restore public confidence damaged by the ongoing criminal case against former patrol officer Eric Jorgensen He has been charged with having sexual contact with a 16-year-old Baraboo girl In court last month pleas of not guilty were entered for Jorgensen 29 of rural Baraboo who faces three misdemeanor counts of sexual intercourse with a child older than 16 He had resigned from the force the previous week Kluge said he could not comment on the allegations involved in criminal case which will have to 04 I 00 tr-j BRIAN BRIDGEFORD CWN NEWS SERVICE BARABOO A policeman peripherally involved in charges of sexual contact between another officer and an underage girl did not intentionally mislead an investigator Police Chief Dennis Kluge said Monday And his department is moving ahead with efforts to assure the public Kluge met with the Baraboo Police and Fire Commission for their regular meeting Monday and also held a closed session to discuss a press release on recent police misconduct allegations He said they hope the state 07 04 -4 MAIL LABEL 4.