Eagle River Certified Site

The Eagle River Certified Site is located at the intersection of Highway 45 and Highway G in northern Wisconsin. Situated within Vilas County, the site has a population of 49,000 within a 45-minute drive, along with 3,600 businesses employing more than 31,300 workers. Industries that employ people locally include manufacturing, construction, government, and health services. Nicolet Area Technical College, located 35 minutes from Eagle River, provides education and workforce training, offering more than 70 different degree programs. Two miles north of downtown Eagle River, the Highway 45/Highway G site is less than five minutes away from Eagle River Union Airport, Northland Pines High School, World Championship Derby Track and Ascension Eagle River Hospital. Widely known for recreation activities in the area, the city has a number of distinctions, including: Snowmobile Capital of the World, ATV/UTV Capital of Wisconsin, and Hockey Capital of Wisconsin. The combination of recreation features and Certified Site designation is a truly unique blend of attributes that will appeal to companies as well as the employees they hire. The Certified Site at Highway 45 and Highway G is 21 acres of contiguous land at the northwest corner of the two highways’ intersection in Eagle River. All utilities are at the lot line, including electric, natural gas, water, sanitary sewer, telecom, and internet. A snowmobile/ATV recreation trail runs along the western boundary of the site, providing direct access to year-round activities and alternative modes of employee transportation.

Site Features & Contact

No significant topography issues

Roadway access

No utility easements that would prevent development

Rail access

21.02 contiguous acres not affected by wetlands

Commercial airport access

No known environmental impediments to immediate industrial development

Freight airport access

No known archaeological/historical impediments to immediate industrial development

41 contiguous developable acres

No known impediments to immediate development related to endangered species

American Land Trust Association (ALTA) survey

Fire insurance classification rating 4

Site not located on or adjacent to flood plain

Industrial zoning

Flight path certifications not proximate of any airport

Single owner with documented willingness to sell

Kyle Adams
Ruedebusch Development

608.243.9070

kylea@ruedebusch.com
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Community Intro

Requirement Comments

Community overview

  • General community fit for industrial activity
  • City of Eagle River is a community of ~1,400 people located in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Eagle River is also the county seat of Vilas County and happens to be the only city in the county.
  • Eagle River is a well-known and popular tourist destination in Northern Wisconsin and is also home to a wide range of business types including 4,000 business establishments within 25 miles of Eagle River
  • The Grow North region of Wisconsin, commonly known as The Northwoods of Wisconsin, is comprised of eight counties including Vilas County and features a population of 198,500 and a labor force of 100,000 people across a variety of industries.
  • The City of Eagle River caters to about 10,000 annually as a result of seasonal population and recreational purposes.
  • The major employers in Eagle River include Construction Component Equipment (builder of composite walls), Rolcom (conveyor systems), Eagle Manufacturing Company (fuel cells) and FedEx Ground.
  • Surrounding areas of Eagle River are home to Nicolet Area Technical College and relevant industrial presence within a 20-mile radius including the city of Rhinelander which is home to paper mills and machine shops.

Site environment overview

  • General surroundings fit for industrial activity
  • The site being proposed for certification is located toward the north of the Eagle River city center at a distance of approximately ~2.5 miles
  • Adjacent uses to the site include a campground to the north, a county maintenance facility and small retail store to the east, and agricultural to the west. The site is less than a half-mile north of Eagle River County Airport (across County Road G).

Roadway access

  • Proximity to interstate and other highways providing convenient access for labor and logistics
  • Access roads in place to site, or plans in place to extend access road(s) to site
  • The site is adjacent to U.S. Hwy 45 to the east and County Road G to the south, from which ingress-egress would be established to the site. Site is ~2 miles north of US Hwy 70, via US Hwy 45.
  • Highway infrastructure map
  • Driving distances map

Rail access (if applicable) not required

  • Feasibility of service (if site is to be marketed as rail-served)
  • Site is currently not rail served
  • Port in Ontonagon, Michigan on Lake Superior is the closest port to the site at a distance of approximately 100 miles

Commercial airport access – Access to airport(s) with commercial air service

  • Driving distance to proximate commercial airport(s) and overview of service available
  • Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport (RHI) is ~40 mins (30 miles) from site, directly on Hwy 17
  • Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) is ~99 miles south of the site, directly along Interstate 39
  • Information on proximate airports

Freight airport access – Access to airport(s) with freight air service

  • Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport (RHI) is ~40 mins (30 miles) from site, directly on Hwy 17
  • Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) is ~99 miles south of the site, directly along Interstate 39
  • Information on proximate airports

Site Intro

Requirement Comments

Master site plan and/or site plan illustrating exact dimensions and number of parcels for the specific site being submitted for certification

  • Minimum of 20 contiguous developable acres

Aerial photograph illustrating the specific site being submitted for certification as well as the surrounding properties

ALTA Survey (American Land Trust Association) inclusive of site being submitted for certification

Floodplain map (FEMA-produced FIRM map)

  • No part of the site may be located on (or directly adjacent to) a floodplain

Flight path specifications (if site is within 2 miles of an airport)

  • Documentation (letter or map from FAA) indicating any restrictions related to airport proximity
  • The site is less than a half-mile north of Eagle River County Airport (across County Road G)
  • Due to the airport proximity, there are some FAA height restrictions on the far southeastern section of the site, but the lowest restriction is 62-foot building height; FAA reports their approval process for a new building construction on the site would require 45 days.
  • Statement on airport proximity/flight path due diligence

Ownership – entire site must be wholly controlled by a single owner with documented willingness to sell to an industrial user

Asking price – current asking price for sale or lease of the land must be indicated

  • Documentation of asking price on a per-acre basis
  • Asking price stated by the owner as $217,800/acre ($5.00/sq. ft.)

Topography – no significant topography issues that could present major obstacles to industrial development of the site

  • Topographic map with clearly defined contour intervals of 2’ or less

Easements – site not intersected by utility or any other easement that would prevent development of 20 contiguous acres of the site

  • Maps of all utility infrastructure directly proximate to (or intersecting) the site
  • The preliminary ALTA survey demonstrates a buried telecommunication line traversing the western portion of the site, east of the recreational trail easement.
  • A letter demonstrating support to relocate the telecommunication line in order to facilitate site development was provided by the telecom company dated August 2017.

Wetlands – demonstrate that a user can utilize 20 contiguous acres that are not affected by wetlands

Environmental assessment – no known environmental impediments to immediate industrial development

  • Phase I within the past 2 years; Remediated sites provide completed Phase II and documentation of liability protection
  • Phase I was completed (July 2015) by MSA Professional Services and highlighted three potential RECs regarding an abandoned rail road, homestead that was burned in a fire department training, and a driven well point located inside the homestead.
  • Phase II was completed (June 2016) by MSA Professional Services, which addressed the RECs recognized in Phase I and determined that no further action was required

Geotechnical

  • Minimum of 5 soil borings (for 20-acre site); no presence of sink holes or limestone caves; suitable water content/water table depth
  • A geotechnical study was conducted (May 2016) by American Engineering Testing, Inc. and provided during the field investigations, which carried out five borings over the subject property.
  • No significant risks related to bedrock, groundwater levels and other geotechnical characteristics were identified in the geotechnical study.

Archaeological/Historical

  • No known archaeological/historical impediments to immediate industrial development
  • Archaeological/historical survey completed in June 2016 on the site.
  • No artifacts were discovered on site and no concerns exist regarding any archaeological or historical impediments.

Endangered species

  • No known impediments to immediate industrial development related to endangered species

Fire protection

  • Fire Insurance Classification Rating
  • Distance to the nearest servicing fire department
  • Class 4 rating applies to the community.
  • The site is 2.5 miles from the City of Eagle River Fire Department along Highway 45.
  • Fire protection map

Zoning

Requirement Comments

Industrial zoning (or equivalent) currently in place, or zoning change procedure underway as of field investigation

  • Zoning certificate and relevant ordinance; or, letter from municipal authorities communicating status of zoning change procedure as of field investigation date
  • The site was previously zoned as a combination of C-2 (Highway Commercial), OR (Office/Residence), and PR (Park and Recreation).
  • The City of Eagle River has provided a re-zoning letter (dated September 2017), which highlights the change in zoning change of the site to “Industrial”.

Surrounding area zoning – zoning of surrounding properties compatible with industrial development of site

  • Comprehensive Plan of area (if applicable)
  • Zoning map of area including site (if applicable)
  • Existing/planned zoning of surrounding land
  • Codes, Covenants, and Restrictions on site and surrounding sites, as applicable

Electric & Gas Utility Infrastructure

Requirement Comments

Proximate electric power infrastructure availability and capacities

  • Utility maps indicating location and current size/capacity of proximate transmission lines, distribution lines, and substations; available capacity that could be provided to the site for each of the above

Detailed description of dual feed potential (current or proposed redundant service)

  • Overview (and map) illustrating dual feed electric service routes, including location, size and capacity of each node of delivery (substation, distribution line, etc.)

Introduction of any proposed improvements to/extensions of electric service to the site

  • Cost, timing and funding responsibility of any improvements required to provide proposed service to the site
  • The proposed solution to provide 4kV service is extension of the 4kV line underground to the border of the site. The 4kV line can currently serve upto 1 MW of load for an end user on the site.
  • The proposed solution to provide 25kV service is extension of the 25kV line that currently terminates at the high school across Highway 45 from the site. All right-of-way is in place to extend the distribution line and the 0.25 mile extension is projected to take about three months to complete, but would only be executed as needed by a future operation on the site.

Proximate natural gas infrastructure availability and capacities

  • Utility maps indicating location and current size/capacity of proximate transmission lines, distribution lines, delivery points, etc; Available capacity that could be provided to the site for each of the above
  • The natural gas provider is Wisconsin Public Service and the current infrastructure includes a 3-inch plastic line along County Road G @15-60 psi and a 2-inch line along Highway 45 @15-60 psi.
  • The regulator station is about 2 miles away from the site along Highway 45.
  • There is a 6-inch transmission line @975 psi that provides incoming service to the regulator station.
  • Combined utilities map
  • Natural gas map
  • Utility easement

Introduction of any proposed improvements to/extensions of natural gas service to the site

  • Cost, timing and funding responsibility of any improvements required to provide proposed service to the site
  • The proposed solution to serve the site would be a tap off the 3-inch line which currently has an available capacity of 5-11 MSCFH.
  • If greater capacity is required to the site, an upgrade would involve running a new distribution line from the regulator station along Highway 45 to the site.

Proximate water and wastewater infrastructure availability and capacities

  • Water – Eagle River has three existing wells and is in the process of installing a fourth well in the city. The total capacity of the system is about 1500GPM. There is a water tower in downtown that has a capacity of 300,000 gallons.
  • Wastewater – 10-inch gravity line borders the site and continues to a lift station on the northern side of the airport. The maximum capacity of the lift station is about 700,000 GPM.
  • Combined utilities map
  • Sanitary sewer map
  • Stormwater map
  • Water service map
  • Utility easement

Introduction of any proposed improvements to/extensions of water and/or wastewater service to the site

  • Water – There is an 8-inch water main @70 psi along Highway 45 adjacent to the site. The proposed solution to serve the site would be a tap off the existing eight-inch line.
  • Wastewater – The proposed solution to serve the site would be a tap off the existing 10-inch gravity line. The wastewater treatment plant is about 1.5 miles from the site and has a total capacity of 500,000 GPD, of which about 200,000 is currently used.