Public Notice

Public Notice Matt Harp on behalf of Lake Poygan Sportsmen's Club, PO Box 76, Larsen, WI 54947 has applied to the Department of Natural Resources for a permit to construct two breakwater structure segments as Phase 3 (considered "Miscellaneous structures"). The project is located on Lake Poygan in SW 1/4, NE 1/4, Section 34 Township 20N, Range 14E located in Town of Wolf River, Winnebago County. The proposed project is for Phase 3 as a continuation of the on-going breakwater structure project. Phase 3 includes construction of Segments 4 and 5 out of a total of 11 segments planned. Overall, the proposed project phase will provide protection of 144 acres of aquatic and near-shore habitat, 1,458 feet of wetland shoreline, and is part of a larger project that will ultimately restore over 9,000 feet of shoreline and approximately 540 acres of wetland and aquatic environments. Segments 4 and 5 includes the use of limestone materials between 8 and 30 inches in diameter (no fines) with a 140ft opening between existing Segment 3 and proposed Segment 4 and a 100ft opening between proposed Segments 4 and 5. The structures will each be 650ft in length and between 2-3ft in height above the normal summer pool elevation with 2:1 side slopes on the quiet-water side and 3:1 side slopes on the open-water side of the structures. The footprint (bottom) width is between 47-49ft and the structures top width will be 6ft. Construction is to be completed by barge during openwater conditions. Segments will be marked and lit to visibly notify lake users during construction as well as floating hazard buoys to be in place before and during construction. Structures will be monitored for 2 years after construction to track and repair (as needed) settling of the structure. The Department will review the proposal provided by the applicant and any information from public comments and the public informational hearing. The Department will determine whether the proposal complies with ss. 1.11, 30.12 and Ch 30.208, Wis. Stats., and ch. NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code. The Department has made a tentative determination that it will issue the permit for the proposed activity. If you would like to know more about this project or would like to see the application and plans, please visit the Department's permit tracking website at https://permits.dnr.wi.gov/water/SitePages/Permit%20Search.aspx and search with keywords "Harp" or "YTHQS767HR6T-42-1589090". Reasonable accommodation, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Any person may submit comments and/or request a public informational hearing by emailing Crystal.VonHoldt@wisconsin.gov, over the phone at (920) 410-3181, or writing to Crystal Von Holdt, 2984 Shawano Ave., Green Bay, WI 54313 by U.S. mail. If you are submitting general comments on the proposal, they must be emailed, verbalized, or postmarked within 30 days after the date this notice is published on the Department's website. If you are requesting a public informational hearing, the request must be emailed, verbalized, or postmarked within 20 days after the date this notice is published on the Department's website. A request for hearing must include the docket number or applicant name and specify the issues that the party desires to be addressed at the informational hearing. If no hearing is requested, the Department may issue its decision without a hearing. If a public informational hearing is held, comments must be postmarked no later than 10 days following the date on which the hearing is completed. The final decision may be appealed as indicated in the decision document. Docket Number IP-NE-2025-71-02512 STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WNAXLP September 29 2025 LWIX0377594