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GROWTH
MANAGEMENT EDUCATION
Custom programs are presented on a variety of topics including
public participation, the open meetings law, and specific
topics such as cell tower siting regulations.
"PLANNING 101" FOR
LOCAL OFFICIALS
Launched in late-2002, this program is a combination self-study/workshop
educational series designed to help local elected officials
and planning commissioners stay abreast of the innovations
and changes in the fields of planning, zoning, and land
use. Chapters include:
Why Is Planning Important?
The Public Planning Process
Plan Commission Powers
Major Wisconsin Land Use Laws
What Do All The Acronyms Mean?
Wisconsin's Open Meeting Law
"Smart Growth" In Wisconsin
ZoningLand Divisions
Variances
Types of Plans & Tools
Public Participation
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Other Agencies: DNR, DOT, etc.
Farmland & Open Space PreservationDesign & Site
Plan Review
Brownfields & Redevelopment
Economic Development, Housing & Transportation
Environmental Impacts
Property Rights
Appendix: Cell Towers, CAFOs, Moratoria . . .
The program is intended to be user-friendly, convenient,
and easy to complete.
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ASSISTANCE
In October 1999 the Wisconsin legislature acted in response
to increased development issues and planning needs when
they adopted a comprehensive planning law to help communities
plan their growth while maintaining the quality of life
their residents currently enjoy. At its best, planning is
simply addressing issues before they become problems.
By the year 2010, all Wisconsin communities that wish to
regulate the use of land (i.e., zoning, platting, building
codes, etc.) must have an adopted comprehensive plan that
meets the requirements set out in the statutes. While the
limited time and resources of the UW-Extension staff will
not generally allow them to write or otherwise participate
in the data collection or analysis of a community’s
comprehensive plan, the staff is ready to provide assistance
in a variety of other helpful ways:
Provide overall information and insights into the requirements
of the new comprehensive planning law, including funding
options
Provide detailed information about each of the law’s
nine core elements and how they relate to a given communityAssist
communities in designing and facilitating public participation
efforts
Help communities access data and resources available from
other agencies
Coordinate intergovernmental cooperation among governmental
units
Review plan drafts and provide constructive feedback
COMMUNITY VISIONING
Are you satisfied with your community the way it is? Answering
this question is a major (and often the first) phase in
a community-wide comprehensive planning effort. Visioning
is the process of looking beyond the present to imagine
the future. There are generally five main steps:
1.) Understand current issues facing the community
2.) Identify problems the community can work to address
3.) Identify strengths the community seeks to preserve and
perhaps enhance
4.) Identify opportunities on which the community can build
5.) Based on a consensus of the participants, create a brief
written and
illustrated report describing the desired future that addresses
all or most of the above
Naturally, the more participation there is by local officials,
community leaders, and residents, the more accurate and
credible the final vision will be. UW-Extension staff is
available to help facilitate the visioning sessions and
to provide overall guidance in working through the five
steps listed above.
CONSENSUS MAPPING
Through the innovative use of public surveys and mapping
overlays, composite maps are created to help indicate where
a community's residents would prefer to see various land
uses develop in the future.
WELL WATER TESTING
Testing for nitrates is done at various locations throughout
the county as time permits during a given year. Testing
is completed in a few minutes and the results are explained
to individual landowners.
Contact Dave Such or Kevin
Struck for more information on these programs.
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