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Guide to the La Crosse, Wisconsin, City Planning Department Records, 1952-1996 (bulk 1967-1990)
La Crosse Series 036
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Abstract
- The city’s Planning Dept. undertakes studies and assessments of the economic, housing, employment, and transportation needs of the La Crosse urban community, and strives to improve the quality of life in the city of La Crosse by using comprehensive planning approaches, and applying for project funding. This series consists of City of La Crosse Planning Dept. inactive files organized by major topics, including a subject file of more miscellaneous topics. The major topic groups are capital improvement program budgets, capital improvement projects, economy/marketing, health, housing, Park & Recreation Dept., transportation, and general subject files. Materials from the La Crosse Area Planning Committee are scattered throughout the series. The housing series includes Community Development Block Grants, Redevelopment Authority, Harborview downtown redevelopment project, housing rehabilitation, housing surveys and public (low income) housing. The transportation series is the most voluminous and includes federal and state transportation programs and financial aid. A highways subseries consists of various proposed north-south corridors through the city of La Crosse since 1967. La Crosse Area Transportation Study files (1966-1974) and the TOPICS program (Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety in Wisconsin) (1967-1970) are also found here.
- Collection Title
- La Crosse, Wisconsin, City Planning Department Records
- Date of Materials [bulk]
- Bulk, 1967-1990
- Date of Materials [inclusive]
- 1952-1996
- Creator
- La Crosse (Wis.). City Planning Dept.
- Call Number
- La Crosse Series 036
- Amount
- 7.4 cubic feet
- Physical Description
- 19 archives boxes
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- La Crosse Public Library Archives
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], La Crosse, Wisconsin, City Planning Department Records, La Crosse Series 036, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
Scope and Contents
The city’s Planning Dept. undertakes studies and assessments of the economic, housing, employment, and transportation needs of the La Crosse urban community, and strives to improve the quality of life in the city of La Crosse by using comprehensive planning approaches, and applying for project funding.
This series consists of City of La Crosse Planning Dept. inactive files organized by major topics, including a subject file of more miscellaneous topics. The major topic groups are capital improvement program budgets, capital improvement projects, economy/marketing, health, housing, Park & Recreation Dept., transportation, and general subject files. Materials from the La Crosse Area Planning Committee are scattered throughout the series.
The housing series includes Community Development Block Grants, Redevelopment Authority, Harborview downtown redevelopment project, housing rehabilitation, housing surveys and public (low income) housing.
The transportation series is the most voluminous and includes federal and state transportation programs and financial aid. A highways subseries consists of various proposed north-south corridors through the city of La Crosse since 1967. La Crosse Area Transportation Study files (1966-1974) and the TOPICS program (Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety in Wisconsin) (1967-1970) are also found here.
Arrangement
Arranged in eight series:
Series 1: Capital Improvement Programs
Series 2: Capital Improvement Projects
Series 6: Park and Recreation Department
Administrative Information
Publication Information
La Crosse Public Library Archives 1999 June
800 Main St.La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
(608) 789-7136
archives@lacrosselibrary.org
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Acquisitions Information
(Accession no. 1998.013) Transferred by Larry Kirch, City Planner, Dec. 1998
Processing Information
Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, June 1999
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- La Crosse (Wis.). City Planning Dept.
- La Crosse Area Planning Committee (Wis.).
Subject(s)
- Capital investments--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- City planning--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Municipal government--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Public records--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Public works--Wisconsin--La Crosse
OCLC Number
46306277
Collection Inventory
(Series 1) Capital Improvement ProgramsScope and ContentsThe Capital Improvement Programs series (1952-1982) is comprised of budgets approved by the Common Council not just for Planning Dept. projects, but across all city departments. Also budgets submitted by the La Crosse Area Planning Committee (for the La Crosse Urban Area) are included here. |
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Budgets, 1952-1982 |
1 | 2 | 1-4 | |
| Box | Folder | |||
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La Crosse Area Planning Committee, 1972-1982 |
2 | 5 | ||
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(Series 2) Capital Improvement ProjectsScope and ContentsCapital Improvement Projects include street improvements, Harborview redevelopment, Municipal Service Center, Valley View Mall, and flood projects undertaken by the city from 1967-1983. |
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Clinton Street bridge, 1976-1980 |
2 | 6 | ||
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Funk Road, 1971-1973 |
2 | 7 | ||
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Harborview, 1967-1983 Related Materials |
2 | 8 | ||
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Industrial Park, 1968 |
2 | 9 | ||
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Lang Drive (State Highway 35), 1972-1981 |
3 | 1-2 | ||
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Municipal Service Center, 1968-1977 |
3 | 3-5 | ||
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State Road/Ebner Coulee/Pammel Creek flood control project, 1967-1990 |
4 | 1-3 | ||
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Valley View Mall/Dayton-Hudson, 1976-1981 |
4 | 4 | ||
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West Avenue reconstruction, 1978-1984 |
4 | 5 | ||
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(Series 3) Economy/MarketingScope and ContentsThe Economy/Marketing series (1966-1995) includes Downtown La Crosse Business Assoc., economic base studies, employment, “Forward Wisconsin” marketing grant, minority business enterprise, and retail sales. |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Downtown La Crosse Business Association, 1978-1996 |
5 | 1-3 | ||
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Economic base studies, 1975-1989 |
5 | 4-5 | ||
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Employment, 1973-1983 |
5 | 6 | ||
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"Forward Wisconsin" grant for regional marketing of industrial park, 1994-1995 |
5 | 7 | ||
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Minority business enterprise, 1981-1989 |
6 | 1 | ||
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Retail sales, 1966-1974 |
6 | 2 | ||
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(Series 4) HealthScope and ContentsThe Health series includes the city Health Dept., Community Care Organization, La Crosse Committee on Aging, La Crosse County Comprehensive Health Planning Organization, and Western Wisconsin Health Planning Organization. These files date from 1967-1980. |
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City Health Department, 1967-1973 |
7 | 1 | ||
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Community Care Organization, 1974-1980 |
7 | 2-3 | ||
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La Crosse Committee on Aging, 1967-1977 |
7 | 4 | ||
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La Crosse County Comprehensive Health Planning Organization, 1972-1973 |
7 | 5 | ||
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Western Wisconsin Health Planning Organization, 1972-1975 |
7 | 6 | ||
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(Series 5) HousingScope and ContentsHousing includes Community Development Committee (Community Development Block Grants), Community Housing Resource Board (Fair Housing), housing rehabilitation (not associated with the Block Grants), housing survey, La Crosse Area Planning Committee’s housing studies, 701 planning assistance, public housing (mainly the Schuh-Mullin project), and the Redevelopment Authority. This series dates from 1967-1990. |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Community Development Committee (Community Development Block Grant), 1974-1976 |
8 | 1 | ||
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Community Housing Resource Board (Fair Housing), 1977-1985 |
8 | 2 | ||
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Housing rehabilitation, 1978-1989 |
8 | 3 | ||
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Housing survey, 1970-1987 |
8 | 4 | ||
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La Crosse Area Planning Committee: Housing studies, 1971-1974 |
8 | 5 | ||
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701 planning assistance, 1972-1980 |
8 | 6 | ||
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Public housing (low income), 1968-1971 Scope and ContentsMainly the Schuh-Mullin project |
9 | 1 | ||
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Redevelopment Authority, 1967-1990 |
9 | 2-3 | ||
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(Series 6) Park and Recreation DepartmentScope and ContentsThe Park and Recreation Department series consists of files associated with various parks and park projects, including Bluffview, Copeland, Hixon Forest, Myrick Park, North Side Beach (Black River Beach), Pettibone Island and Weigent Park. Other topics located here include the La Crosse Country Club, LAWCON funding (Land & Water Conservation Act), land ownership transfer of Memorial Field to the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, the Myrick marsh RABBIT trail system, Open Space program, Park & Recreation La Crosse urban area inventory and analysis, and miscellaneous. These files date from 1962-1996. |
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Bluffview Park (Recreation Aid Program, 28th and Jackson), 1971 |
10 | 1 | ||
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Copeland Park, 1980-1988 |
10 | 2 | ||
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Hixon Forest, 1962-1996 |
10 | 3 | ||
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La Crosse Country Club, 1981-1984 |
10 | 4 | ||
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Land and Water Conservation Act (LAWCON) funding, 1969-1984 |
10 | 5 | ||
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Memorial Field to UW-L, 1972-1982 |
10 | 6 | ||
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Myrick Marsh RABBIT trail system, 1975 |
10 | 7 | ||
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Myrick Park, 1976 |
10 | 8 | ||
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North side beach (Black River beach), 1966-1981 |
10 | 9 | ||
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Open Space program, 1970-1973 |
10 | 10 | ||
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Park and Recreation La Crosse Urban Area inventory and analysis, 1969-1972 |
10 | 11 | ||
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Pettibone Island, 1969-1970 |
10 | 12 | ||
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Weigent Park (old Central High School site), 1967-1978 |
10 | 13-14 | ||
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Miscellaneous |
10 | 15 | ||
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(Series 7) TransportationScope and ContentsTransportation is a large topic and includes federal and state transportation programs and financial aid. Highways include the proposed north-south corridors since 1967 under various names: La Crosse freeway (1968-1974), and Bicentennial highway (1975-1981). The most recent proposals (1997-1998) that led to a referendum are not included in this series. La Crosse Area Transportation Study files (1966-1974) are included here and consist of general files, Unified Work Program, and working documents. National Transportation Study files (1971-1974) include general documents for the La Crosse area, a 1971 and 1973 report, and the work program. Finally the TOPICS program (Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety in Wisconsin) (1967-1970) includes general and committee materials, intersection projects and a report. The intersections improved were Losey Blvd. & State Road, and West Ave. & Main St. |
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Federal Aid: Urban system, 1971-1994 |
11 | 1-5 | ||
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Go Coulee Region, 1983-1984 |
11 | 6 | ||
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Highways |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Local and arterial, 1986-1987 |
12 | 1 | ||
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Proposed north-south corridors |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Bicentennial highway, 1975-1981 |
12 | 2 | ||
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I-90 to Holmen and State Highway 93, 1975-1987 Historical NotePart of this became rerouted US Highway 53 |
12 | 3 | ||
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La Crosse freeway, 1968-1974 |
12 | 4 | ||
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La Crosse Area Transportation Study |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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General files, 1966-1970 |
13 | 1-4 | ||
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Unified Work Program, 1972-1974 |
13 | 5-6 | ||
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Working documents, 1966-1968 |
13 | 7 | ||
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National Transporation Study |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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General documents (La Crosse area), 1972-1974 |
14 | 1 | ||
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Reports, 1971-1973 |
14 | 2-3 | ||
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Work program, 1972 |
14 | 4 | ||
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Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety in Wisconsin (TOPICS) Program |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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General and comittee materials, 1967-1974 |
14 | 5 | ||
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Projects |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Losey Boulevard and State Road, 1969-1975 |
14 | 6 | ||
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West Avenue and Main Street, 1969-1972 |
14 | 7 | ||
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Report, 1970 |
14 | 8 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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WisDot secretary's Select Committee on Mass Transit, 1987 |
14 | 9 | ||
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(Series 8) Subject FilesScope and ContentsFinally the general Subject Files include a wide range of topics, such as civil defense and a community shelter plan, zoning and housing codes, Community Improvement Committee (a citizen committee), computers and data processing, consultants, energy, La Crosse Area Planning Commission subcommittees, La Crosse Citizen’s Study Committee on Metropolitan Problems, La Crosse Improvement Corp., landfill (solid waste), Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission, and pollution. These files generally date from 1957-1989. |
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City hall safety, 1969-1970 |
15 | 1 | ||
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Civil Defense: Community Shelter Plan, 1970-1972 |
15 | 2-3 | ||
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Codes and ordinances |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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La Crosse area (not city), 1964-1972 |
15 | 4 | ||
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La Crosse city subdivision zoning and regulations, 1957-1983 |
15 | 5 | ||
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Community Improvement Committee |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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General files, 1967-1970 |
16 | 1 | ||
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Dramatic Arts subcommittee, 1968-1970 |
16 | 2 | ||
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Housing subcommittee, 1968 |
16 | 3 | ||
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Workable program, 1964-1972 |
16 | 4-6 | ||
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Computers |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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La Crosse Governmental Cooperative Data Processing Committee, 1973-1981 |
16 | 7-10 | ||
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La Crosse Land Use Data Bank |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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General files, 1971-1973 |
17 | 1 | ||
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Report, 1973 |
17 | 2 | ||
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Consultants |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Candeub, Fleissig & Associates, 1971-1977 |
17 | 3 | ||
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Donohue & Associates, 1970-1971 |
17 | 4 | ||
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Energy |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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General files, 1980-1985 |
17 | 5 | ||
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Hydropower/Mitchell Energy Company, 1981 |
17 | 6 | ||
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Resource recovery/Energy Recovery Inc., 1983 |
17 | 7 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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La Crosse Area Planning Commission subcommittees, 1974-1975 |
17 | 8 | ||
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La Crosse Area Planning Committe minutes, 2003 |
17 | 8A | ||
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La Crosse Citizens' Study Committee on Metropolitan Problems, 1971-1972 |
17 | 9 | ||
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La Crosse Improvement Corporation, 1968-1972 |
18 | 1 | ||
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Landfill (solid waste), 1969-1977 |
18 | 2 | ||
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Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission, 1971-1979 |
18 | 3-5 | ||
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Pollution |
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Air, 1971-1991 |
18 | 6 | ||
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Noise, 1971-1989 |
19 | 1 | ||
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Water, 1970-1986 |
19 | 2 | ||
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Speeches by City Planner Ron Bracegirdle, 1966-1985 |
19 | 3 | ||
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Miscellaneous, 1967-1972 |
19 | 4 | ||
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