Ad Hoc Indian Mounds Committee

Role: Develop and recommend to the Village Board appropriate policies to guide the preservation and restoration of the many Indian mounds that are located on various parcels of land owned by the Village. The Village Board will rely upon these recommendations in creating plans to protect and preserve the existing mounds, to establish restoration priorities, and to allocate resources to undertake these activities. In developing their recommendations, it is expected that the Committee will: collaborate with the Wisconsin Historical Society to evaluate the condition of and to identify any potential threats to the Indian mounds; review the restoration policies and experiences of other organizations and evaluate their applicability to McFarland; specify a clear set of required, recommended, and desirable goals to be met and guidelines to be followed in the restoration of the mounds; determine a priority order in which restoration efforts should be undertaken; and suggest ways to better interpret the history of the Indian mounds, to educate the public, and to promote/inform the public about this extensive and valuable cultural/historical resource that exists in McFarland.

Reference: Created by Village Board on March 23, 2009

Composition: (7) – 2 Trustees and 5 citizen members

Terms: Committee dissolves upon completion of the “Policy for Preservation and Maintenance of McFarland’s Indian Mounds”

Meeting Date: 2nd Thursday, 7:00 p.m., in Conference Room “A” of the Municipal Center 

MEMBERS
Steve Jackson, Chairperson (Village Trustee)
Kate Barrett, Village Trustee
Colleen Baird
Sally Hansen
John Hauser
Patrick Kane
Ron Larson
Sheila Plotkin

STAFF      
Steve Hoeft, Asst Public Utilites/Works Director and Parks Manager
Don Peterson, Village Administrator