Lawmakers consider brush cutter’s work claim
Published: March 14, 2010
Tags: brush, Claims Board, DNR, Joint Finance Committee, Lafayette County, Stillmunkes, Yellowstone Wildlife Area
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers will consider whether to pay an Iowa brush cutter who claims he worked extra hours on state land.
The Joint Finance Committee is expected to take up a bill Tuesday that would pay Stillmunkes Inc. an additional $30,000 for cutting brush in the Yellowstone Wildlife Area in Lafayette County in 2008.
Mark Stillmunkes agreed to $20,800 for 120 hours of work. He ended up billing the Department of Natural Resources for 745 hours, which translated to $96,850 dollars.
The DNR paid the $20,800 but argued Stillmunkes couldn’t prove he worked the extra hours. Stillmunkes said he had agency approval.
The state Claims Board has recommended giving Stillmunkes the additional $30,000 from the DNR’s turkey restoration fund.
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