The document discusses growth and economic development in Cashton over the past decade. It notes that Cashton has experienced significant population and tax valuation growth. It also highlights developments like the expansion of Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center and Organic Valley, which have had economic impacts. The document outlines Cashton's preparations for future development through infrastructure improvements and discusses potential housing and technology developments.

1. Growth and Economic
Development in Cashton
October 23, 2012
Cashton Public Schools
Informational Meeting

2. Growth and Development in
Cashton
 Population Growth
 Tax Valuation Growth
 Economic Impact of Healthcare
 Development

3. Population Growth

4. Tax Valuation Growth
$120,000,000
Tax Valuation Growth 2001 to 2010:
Cashton = 134%
Wilton = 85%
Westby = 59%
$100,000,000 Coon Valley = 56%
Norwalk = 14%
$80,000,000
Tax Valuation
$60,000,000
$40,000,000
$20,000,000
$0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year
Source: WI Dept. of Revenue
Westby Cashton Coon Valley Wilton Norwalk

5. Economic Development
 What is economic development?
 Attracting businesses into the community
 Job creation
 Growth of the local/regional economy: bringing
outside money into the community for a net gain
 New construction and renovation that adds value
to the community

6. Economic Impact of
Healthcare
 Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center was
founded in 1994.
 In 2011, 7,570 patients were served in 24,252 office
visits (SBCHC, 2011).
 In 2009, Scenic Bluffs had an overall economic
impact of $5.3 million to the local economy (Capital Link,
Inc., 2010).
 Major employer: 50+ employees
 Purchaser of goods and services from local businesses
 Attracts investment in the community

7. Preparation for Development
 Cashton has made infrastructure improvements and
is prepared for development.
 Water Capacity: capacity available for growth with 500,000
gallons of elevated storage (similar to Viroqua)
 Sewer Capacity: facility has not reached half of its capacity
 Electrical Capacity: substation has capacity for growth
 Back-up generation is close to maximized, but we are one
of the few communities of our size that have back-up
generation capability.
 Developments being implemented or discussed
 Technology
 Housing
 Organic Valley

8. Technology and Housing
Developments
 Fiber-optics
 CenturyLink and Vernon Communications both
upgrading media lines
 Proposed housing development
 $3.6 million dollar initiative
 24 units
 $135,000 - $150,000/unit

9. Organic Valley – Completed
Developments
 Cashton Site Development Program
 120-acre site
 Program includes several large capital projects that are
complete, in progress or are being discussed to be
undertaken in the future
 Cashton Distribution Center completed in 2007
 Largest capital project in OV history
 83,000 square feet
 Wind Turbines completed in June 2012
 Joint venture between OV and Gundersen
 Each turbine to produce 6M KWh annually: enough to
offset the power needs of 600 average homes

10. Organic Valley – In Progress
and Future Developments
 Cashton Distribution Center Expansion
 Construction began: July 2012
 Estimated completion: May 2013
 Dock expansion and “standard” storage space addition to
increase throughput and reduce congestion in the warehouse
 38,000 square feet added to the existing DC
 DC square footage with completed addition = 121,000 square
feet
 Cashton Office Building
 Estimated construction start date: April 2013
 Office space for 250 employees: some transitional, not
necessarily all incremental to current employee base
 Cashton Dairy Plant/Processing Facility
 In discussion

11. Perspective
Wikipedia – “an approximate representation on
a flat surface of an image as seen by the
eye.”
 Room for interpretation
 View of Cashton, developments
 Proactive vs. Reactive

12. Changes
 Obvious – structural
 Organic Valley
 Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center
 Wind Turbines
 Less obvious – infrastructural
 Cellular service
 Fiber optics

13. Changes continued
 Less obvious – organizational
 Partnerships
 Scenic Bluffs w/ schools
 Village w/ schools
 Library w/ schools
 Educational Opportunities
 CCLC
 Weekly play group
 Summer school

14. Constants
 Cashton Public Schools
 Village of Cashton
 Sense of pride and community

15. Community
 Schools bring the community together –
bonds the community through extra curricular
activities, through the cardio lab, through
academics
 Cashton school district is more than the
Village of Cashton – townships, open
enrollment
 Student population is evolving
 Community drives the bus

16. Summary
 Cashton has been growing.
 Cashton has made infrastructure
improvements and is positioned for more
development.
 Cashton has opportunities for future
development and growth.