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Regional planners outline projects, business loan fund and an outdoor-recreation grant for Chippewa County
Summary
The West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission updated the Chippewa County Board on transportation, watershed and community-planning work and described the Regional Business Fund's loan programs; presenters highlighted a $70,000 USDA grant for a regional outdoor recreation plan and reported the fund has made roughly $7.4 million in loans in the region.
Scott Allen, executive director of the West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, told the Chippewa County Board on Nov. 12 that the commission continues to support seven counties with planning, grant administration and technical assistance and highlighted a new USDA-backed $70,000 grant to launch a regional outdoor recreation plan focused on rural business development.
The commission, Allen said, works across economic development, transportation, community development and conservation/mapping. "We serve as a coordinating organization between federal and state agencies and local governments," Allen said, and noted the commission helped update Chippewa Falls' comprehensive plan and produce county economic profiles staff distribute to local…
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