Community Development in Crawford County

Crawford County's program in Community Development strengthens communities by supporting strategic thinking & local decision making, and providing access to skills, information and resources related to planning & economic development.

What's New?

** The June 10 Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club Meeting in Gays Mills has been CANCELLED due to severe flooding.

Crawford County Area Ride Share
Looking to save money on gas? Offer or request a ride on this new web page

Click the image below to read the June/July 2008 issue Community Development Connection or check out these PDF newsletter archives: April/May 2008, February 2008, December 2007 October 2007

Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club
The Crawford / Vernon County Regional Inventors and Entrepreneurs (I&E) club can help you explore your idea and turn it into a product or business. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come early to meet other creative people, and browse the resource table. Meetings held the second Tuesday of each month Gays Mills Community Building, Gays Mills (Click for map) Doors open at 6:00 pm. Program starts at 6:30 pm

County Tourism Assessment
the Crawford County Tourism Assessment Team met three times from 2007-2008 to share information and create a report that will 1) include data to inform an appropriate county wide marketing strategy 2) Inform participants so they are able to communicate about the likely economic impact of tourism 3) address negative perceptions of tourism in the county 4) encourage public participation/education and 5) involve tourism groups in a collaborative manner. Click the link above to see the minutes and latest documents from the tourism assessment.

Building Communities Monthly Workshop Series
Learn about strategies to improve your community's economy through this FREE , monthly, one-hour web-based conference series.  Held at the Crawford County Administration Building in Prairie du Chien starting Friday, September 14, 2007 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. and will continue each second Friday of the month through June 2008. Register today by calling 608.326.0224

Local Foods

Farm to School Powerpoint (Powerpoint)
Farm to School Powerpoint (pdf)

Local Government Wislines
at the Crawford County Office

Note: 2007-08 brochures have not been published for all topic series.

• 2007-2008 Budgeting and Community Growth Workshops (PDF File)
• 2007-2008 Current Issues Affecting Local Government Officials (PDF File)
• 2007-2008 Conducting Local Elections (PDF File)
  

Resources

[ Comprehensive Planning ] [ Economic Development ]
[ Workshops & Events ][ Related Links]

COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING

• Wisconsin Guide to the Planning Elements

Legislation

• Statute 66.1001
• Wisconsin Comprehensive Planning Legislation (20 pages, 322 KB)

UW-Extension Comprehensive Planning Publications

• Key Points to the Wisconsin Comprehensive Planning and Smart Growth Law
• Required Elements of a Local Comprehensive Plan
• Comprehensive Planning Fundamentals
• FAQ's - Comprehensive Planning and Smart Growth
• Comprehensive Planning Law Fact Sheet-Wisconsin Department of Administration (2 pages)
• Wisconsin's New Comprehensive Planning & Smart Growth Law - UWEX-Local Government Center(4 pages)

Demographics & Statistics

• Crawford County Workforce Profile
• Crawford County Demographics

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Coming soon!

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

• Fall Budget Workshops for Local Government Officials
• Upcoming Local Government Programs
• Budget Workshop

RELATED LINKS OF INTEREST

• Crawford County Government
• US Census Bureau - Crawford County
• UW - Extension Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development

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