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Board approves formal creation of Farmland Preservation Plan update steering committee after public objections
Summary
After public commenters said a standing steering committee convened in 2023 was improperly downgraded by staff, the County Board voted unanimously to create a formal Farmland Preservation Plan Update Steering Committee and require applicants to follow the standard appointment process.
The Eau Claire County Board voted unanimously to create a formal Farmland Preservation Plan Update Steering Committee to complete the county’s farmland preservation plan update, after public comment raised procedural concerns about an earlier volunteer group.
At public comment, farmer Steve Stry told the board he had been asked by county staff in February 2023 to join the farmland preservation steering committee and that he was later told corporate counsel and planning staff had declared that committee “invalid and our work null and void.” In his remarks he quoted an internal exchange, saying when he…
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