Winnebago County Plan Commissioner Network

Past meeting resources

May 31 , 2007 @ T. Omro, Topic: Sustaining Working Ag Lands, Purchase of Development Rights

Working Lands Initiative website which has links to a Summary factsheet and the full Report document.

Purchase of Development Rights Frequently Asked Questions - written for Sheboygan county, but with general enough information to be applicable to other parts of Wisconsin.

Spreadsheet of PDR/TDR programs in Wisconsin - developed by UWEX Center for Land Use Education

Spring 2007 Land Use Tracker newsletter - contains article on the steps to developing successful farmland preservation programs (page 7)

Town of Troy Summary of TDR program

Jefferson County, WI Agriculture Preservation and Land Use Plan - see pages 85-94 for the section on Ag Preservation Area Policies

Washington County WI Farmland and Open Space Preservation Tools - a good description of various regulatory, incentive-based, and economic-viability tools to protect farmland.

If you would like a hard copy set of any of these resources please contact me directly at cneiswender@co.winnebago.wi.us

If you have any questions regarding the Plan Commissioner Network in Winnebago County, please contact:

Catherine Neiswender
Winnebago County - UW Extension
Suite 600
625 E. County Road Y
Oshkosh, WI 54901-8131
Phone: 920-232-1972 or 920-727-8643
Fax: 920-424-1277
Email: cneiswender@co.winnebago.wi.us