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Dunn County committee launches 16–18 month update of county comprehensive and farmland preservation plans
Summary
The Planning, Resources and Development Committee began a countywide comprehensive-plan update that will incorporate the farmland preservation plan, set public engagement (surveys, focus groups, town meetings) and aim for adoption after public hearings in about 16–18 months.
Dunn County’s Planning, Resources and Development Committee officially kicked off an update of the county comprehensive plan and the county’s farmland preservation element on Feb. 5, saying the effort will run roughly 16 to 18 months and emphasize public participation.
“Today, we're officially kicking off the comprehensive plan process,” West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission planner Susan Badke told the committee, outlining a schedule of surveys, six focus groups, town meetings and a public hearing before the committee and county board.
The update will combine the county’s comprehensive land use plan with its farmland preservation plan, as required under Wisconsin law, Badke said. The commission will work with county planning and land conservation staff to assemble nine statutory plan…
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