My name is Dale Beers Jr ; Nickname is Butch. I am 55 years old, I work for the Burnett County Zoning and Land Use Office as a Zoning and POWTS Specialist. I became a Apprentice Plumber in 1985, after attending Rice Lake Vo Tech and also New Richmond Vo Tech for my plumbing education. I worked for a local plumbing business for my on the job training then became a journeyman plumber in 1989, and continued to work there until 1993. Then became a full master plumber and started my own business that year, specializing in plumbing – heating a/c –and electrical work. I sold my business 18 years later, and became an employee of Burnett County. I issue Land Use and Sanitary Permits for the County. I am a POWTS Inspector & also a Certified Soil Tester and also maintain my Master Plumber License. I enjoy working for the public and the challenges of problem solving issues. I also enjoy many things outside of work, including hunting – fishing – and traveling. I have been married to my wife Ranae for 30 years, who currently works as a Branch Manager at U.S. Bank. We have no children which allows us the time to do many of our hobbies. Some things that people would be surprised to hear about me, is that I train bird hunting dogs in my spare time. I own a Brittany Pointer that I have entered in many tournaments in the Upper Midwest. One of my favorites was being in the Bird Dog Challenge Tournament that was aired on National T.V.

Member Spotlight – Shane:

My name is Shane Buchholz; I am 25 years old, and I currently work for Burnett County Zoning and Land Use Department as a Zoning and POWTS Specialist. I graduated from UW-River Falls in 2013 with a B.S. in Conservation. I have worked for the WI-DNR and USDA-NRCS in jobs related to natural resource management and recreation, though I consider this my first “real” career position. Through this position, I have received credentials through WI DSPS for POWTS Inspector and Certified Soil Tester (CST). The part of the job I enjoy most is when I am able to help people through the permitting process who is unfamiliar with how it works. I take pride in crossing every “T” possible to ensure that people do not have any rude surprises in the future. I enjoy when I can issue a permit for someone to begin a project, but want to make sure everything is up to par on their application first. Things I like to do outside of work include fishing (primarily bass), camping, playing golf, kayaking, playing guitar, and travelling to new places for sight-seeing. I am currently engaged and will be married on September 10^th of this year to my fiancé Brandi. We have no kids as of yet. I have been very enlightened about the inner workings of county government since I have started here last February.

Member Spotlight – Jason:
My name is Jason Towne and I have been the Zoning Administrator for Burnett County since July 2014. I have a Bachelors Degree in Land Surveying and Mapping Science from St. Cloud State. I have been employed with Burnett County since 2007. In 2007 I was hired as the Land Information Director/County Surveyor and still hold those titles along with Zoning Administrator. Prior to that I lived and worked in the Twin Cities as a surveyor for two different engineering/planning/surveying companies doing boundary surveys, construction staking, condominium plats, etc. I am a licensed professional land surveyor in Wisconsin and Minnesota. I was born and raised in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. I am married to Sara and have three children, Everett – 9, Barrett – 2, and Scarlett – 1. In my spare time (not much available with the kids) I like fishing and hunting. Something people might not know is that I still own my first car from high school.