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Urban wood utilization
Summary
The city ships 2,000-plus tons of logs annually to Kettle Moraine Hardwoods, which uses only 20-30%; Forestry will issue a new RFI to find smaller-scale users, after a prior $3.3 million in-house operation was ruled infeasible.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jul 22, 2026.
Impact analysis
💰Financial impact
The city pays $72,000-$90,000 a year to ship logs that are mostly wasted.
✅Who benefits
Local woodworkers and small milling operations if the RFI finds market interest.
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