County panels approve Stockton and Amherst land-use changes and extend Farmland Preservation Plan

Feb 24, 2026

Portage County committees closed public hearings and approved a Stockton comprehensive plan amendment and an Amherst rezoning to resolve a property-line shed; both committees also approved a one-year extension to the county's Farmland Preservation Plan to allow updated outreach and recertification work.

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Portage County's joint Planning & Zoning and Land & Water Conservation committees approved several planning items on Feb. 24, including a Town of Stockton comprehensive-plan amendment, an Amherst parcel rezoning to regularize a shed built across a lot line, and a one-year extension to the county's Farmland Preservation Plan.

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