Issue Position: Session Accomplishments

Issue Position

This session among many other items the following items highlight the success that Central Wisconsin benefitted from through Scott's leadership.

■ Authored a bill that will help the Village of Biron to create a new business park and secured stewardship money to develop the river area in Biron to accompany the upcoming business development.

■ Fought for stronger protections for private well owners in Saratoga from unreasonable groundwater withdrawals.

■ Worked with WEDC and Governor Walker's office to secure a site certification in Wisconsin Rapids. This will make it easier for new businesses to locate in the East side industrial park by reducing burdensome red tape.

■ Wrote a bill to protect the investment of the newly created Olympic style shooting range in Rome.

■ Secured an additional $1.5 million for Domestic Abuse programs including the Family Center in Wisconsin Rapids.

■ Assisted more Wisconsin counties obtain funding for drug court programs, which provide a mix of sanctions and treatment for non-violent criminal addicts.

■ Voted to restore funding for the Buy Local program, County Conservation efforts, and increases to town road aids.

■ Restored the Food Share employment and training program. This program requires able-bodied, childless adults to complete work activities each week to receive a benefit, making recipients more self-sufficient.

■ Protection for critical access hospitals, such as Moundview Hospital in Adams County, that provide emergency services to underserved patients allowing doctors to be compensated for providing services to the poor

■ Voted to prevent further raids on transportation funds as done by a prior legislature.

■ Followed the three R's of budgeting: Restraint withgovernment spending, Reform the way government works, and Reinvest in education.

■ Last but not least, I was also able to lead an effort to save hundreds of jobs at Skyward, based in Stevens Point. Without returning to a free market approach this Wisconsin Company would have likely relocated thus causing 300 employees to be out of work. With the right commonsense approach, cooperation and community support this company will not only remain here they are already expanding rapidly, looking to add up to 600 more jobs.

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