Civil and Municipal - Jan 2024

personnel from all branches of the US.Armed forces. Named for Robert Bruce McCoy, the son of a Civil War captain, Fort McCoy has been used for military purposes since the early 1900s in the city of Sparta. According to Schnitzler, Fort McCoy has a $2 billion economic impact on the region annually and provides a stabilizing impact to both the county’s economy and its social environment. Today the village of Warrens is known as the state’s “cranberry capital.” That’s significant given industry estimates that Wisconsin produces more than 95 percent of the world’s cranberries. They are native to the marshlands of central Wisconsin, having first been harvested by Native Americans in the region. While agriculture is the county’s prominent industry, there is a push for ongoing economic development, says Osterberg. The county is actively seeking ways to attract new businesses and plans to host economic development conferences to support it. 235 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 5, ISSUE 01 MONROE COUNT Y, WI