Regional Planning Commission highlights comprehensive-plan hearing, grants and loan programs
Summary
West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission briefed the board on projects affecting Dunn County, said the public hearing on the county comprehensive plan draft is Oct. 1, and noted Dunn County's 2027 membership fee for the commission is just over $26,000; Regional Business Fund loans are drawn from a regional pool.
Susan Badke, executive director of the West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, summarized the commission's 2025 annual report and highlighted projects directly affecting Dunn County, including a comprehensive plan and farmland preservation update. Badke told the board the public hearing on the comprehensive plan draft is scheduled for Oct. 1 and the board will consider the plan in November.
Badke also described an eight-county outdoor recreation plan funded through a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant and noted an update to Dunn County's hazard mitigation plan that positions communities for FEMA resiliency funding. She said the Regional Business Fund provides gap financing and shared recent Dunn County borrowers as examples. On membership fees, Badke said, "For 2027, Dunn County's membership fee is, just over $26,000." She added that loans are not allocated based on county contributions; the fund is a regional pool available to member counties.
Board members asked about how membership fees are calculated and whether loans correlate to contributions; Badke explained the statute-based levy formula tied to equalized value and said loan decisions are handled by a separate RBF loan committee.
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