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Concurrent Session 2: Land Use and Natural Resources

Land Use Case Studies: Three Approaches to Facilitating Countywide Land Use Decisions

Speaker:

Paul Roback
University of Wisconsin—Extension, Ozaukee County
121 W. Main St.
P.O. Box 994
Port Washington, WI 53074
(262) 284-8288, (262) 284-8100 fax

Background

The educational program developed responds to Wisconsin’s 1999 groundbreaking legislation that requires all local communities, counties and regional planning commissions that make land use decisions to adopt comprehensive plans by January 1, 2010. This workshop will:

  • Educate participants on Wisconsin’s comprehensive planning “Smart Growth” legislation.
  • Provide a case study of the educational resources and process developed by a local educator in Ozaukee County.

Program Goals

  • To educate local elected officials on comprehensive planning and the new state legislation.
  • To educate citizens on comprehensive planning, the new state legislation and how they can become involved in the planning process.

Target Audiences

  • Local government officials (town, village, city and county) and county residents.

Educational Resources Developed

  • Fact sheets, public forums, Web sites, newsletters, plan commissioner training materials, local government official training workshops and public participation resources.

Outcomes

  • Ozaukee County and its local communities developed a multi-jurisdictional comprehensive planning process to comply with the state legislation.
  • Ozaukee County and its local communities received a $408,000 joint multi-jurisdictional comprehensive planning grant from the Wisconsin Department of Administration to assist in the planning process.
  • Fourteen out of 15 communities are participating in the countywide planning process.
  • The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission has been contracted to prepare the comprehensive plan.
  • A countywide Citizen Advisory Committee was developed to provide public participation in the planning process and to assist in the development of a county public participation plan.

PowerPoint Presentation (PDF format, 551 kb)

Wisconsin's Comprehensive Planning Legislation: Educating Local Governments Towards Compliance, PowerPoint Presentation (PDF format, 2,485 kb)

 
 

     
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