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What should they do with the park?
Posted: 09.27.2012 at 5:49 AM
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NORWAY -- Wednesday evening marked the first meeting about the Menominee River State Recreation Area.  The park sits on the border of Michigan and Wisconsin.  Both states are studying the best way to divide their resources.     

The public meeting at Norway Elementary School was intended to get community input on resource management and recreation.  The park management plan administrator says it will benefit both Michigan and Wisconsin.

"We can share staff, we can share resource information, we can do the planning together, we can share law enforcement responsibilities," said Park Administrator, Paul Curtis.

Wednesday's meeting was one of many public meetings that will take place to gather information and create a plan of how to best manage the 10,000 acre park. 
    
Staff estimates the planning process will take anywhere from a year to eighteen months, and once it's complete, they will start searching for funding and implement the changes.

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