Marquette County board approves rezoning, shoreland code revisions and urges state action on transportation funding
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The Marquette County Board of Supervisors approved a consent agenda that includes rezoning 41 acres in the Town of Newton and shoreland ordinance revisions to align with Wisconsin DNR rules; it also adopted a separate resolution urging state leaders to find a sustainable transportation funding solution.
The Marquette County Board of Supervisors approved a multi-item consent agenda and a separate resolution on transportation funding during its regular session.
Speaker 2 presented the consent agenda, which included Resolution 2-20-26 to rezone 41 acres owned by Daryl Craftsman from prime agriculture to general agriculture in section 29, Township 17 North, Range 9 East in the Town of Newton, and Resolution 3-20-26, which revises Marquette County Code of Ordinances chapter 63 on shoreland protection to clarify standards as required by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Shoreland Management Program. Speaker 1 called the vote and both resolutions passed unanimously.
Speaker 2 then introduced Resolution 4-20-20 urging Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Legislature to adopt a sustainable transportation funding solution. Board members discussed the intercounty coordinating committee effort to encourage all 72 counties to sign on. Speaker 4 described the issue as a funding shortfall for the state system that has often been backfilled with year-end surplus funds, saying the goal is a more stable, dedicated funding approach rather than ad hoc fixes. The resolution passed unanimously.
The board also approved the 2026 DNR emergency fire warden list by unanimous vote.
These actions were procedural approvals rather than policy changes by roll call; no individual motions or vote tallies by member name were recorded in the transcript. The board adjourned following committee reports and calendar planning.
