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Sauk Prairie is the nickname for the adjacent villages of Sauk City and Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. The twin communities are located on the west bank of the Wisconsin River in southeastern Sauk County, where U.S. Highway 12 crosses the Wisconsin River. As of the 2010 census, the combined population of the two communities was 7,382. Although the communities share many commonalities, and are often seen as parallel versions of each other, their relationship has sometimes been called a "rivalry", and even a "feud".〔"Old neighbors ponder wedlock," ''The Capital Times'', August 7, 1971, p. 11. Accessed December 23, 2012.〕〔"Ambulance caught in villages' feud," ''Wisconsin State Journal'', January 25, 1985, sec. 3, p. 1. Accessed December 23, 2012.〕〔 The consolidation of the two municipalities has been discussed a number of times over several decades, but has never received approval. A merger effort in 1939 didn't garner enough support to hold a vote.〔 Discussions beginning in 1970 led to a 1972 referendum on consolidation that was approved by voters in Prairie du Sac, but vetoed by those in Sauk City.〔〔"Sauk-Prairie merger plan defeated," ''Wisconsin State Journal'', April 5, 1972, sec. 4, p. 4. Accessed December 23, 2012.〕〔 In 1983 the Sauk City village board ended months of discussion by voting to table the consideration of a merger.〔"Sauk City sinks merger with Prairie du Sac," ''Wisconsin State Journal'', March 11, 1983, sec. 3, p. 1. Accessed December 23, 2012.〕 Again in 1986 the Sauk City Board rejected a proposal to submit the consolidation to a referendum.〔 An advisory referendum in 1990 to merge the two communities was approved overwhelmingly by voters in both villages, but the binding referendum that followed was approved by only Prairie du Sac voters, being defeated by those in Sauk City.〔"Merger pushed for Sauk Prairie," ''The Capital Times'', April 29, 1999, sec. B, p. 1. Accessed December 23, 2012.〕〔"Sauk, Prairie vote for merger," ''Wisconsin State Journal'', February 21, 1990, sec. A, p. 1. Accessed December 23, 2012.〕 Concerns raised in merger discussions include the cost to taxpayers, agreement on public works projects, and the sense of community identity.〔〔 The communities operate several joint municipal services, including the Sauk Prairie Police Department, the ambulance service, and a water treatment plant.〔"Sauk Prairie merger up for vote again," ''The Capital Times'', February 17, 1990, p. 21. Accessed December 23, 2012.〕 The Sauk Prairie School District serves both villages.〔http://www.saukpr.k12.wi.us/〕 Area businesses and service organizations also use the name, including the local newspapers, the ''Sauk Prairie Star'' and the ''Sauk Prairie Eagle'',〔http://www.wiscnews.com/spe/〕 Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital and Clinics,〔http://www.spmh.org/〕 Sauk Prairie Airport,〔http://www.saukprairieairport.com/〕 Sauk Prairie Area Literacy Council,〔http://www.saukprairieliteracy.org/〕 and the Sauk Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce.〔http://www.saukprairie.com/〕 The villages maintain separate fire departments, sewage collection systems, and libraries.〔 Sauk Prairie is immortalized in the ''Sac Prairie Saga'', a series of novels, short stories, journals, poems, and other works about the area and its residents written by local author, August Derleth.〔Ken Grant, "(''An August Derleth Reader'' review )," ''Wisconsin Academy Review'' (Winter 1993-94)〕 ==See also== *Badger Army Ammunition Plant *Sauk Prairie High School 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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