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Marathon County board adopts 2026 comprehensive plan after hours of amendments and debate
Summary
The Marathon County Board of Supervisors adopted the updated Comprehensive Plan 2026 (Ordinance O-13-26) March 24, approving multiple amendments on livability, energy language, data centers, radon/lead remediation and AI; several votes carried with dissent.
The Marathon County Board of Supervisors on March 24 approved the Marathon County Comprehensive Plan 2026 (Ordinance O-13-26) as amended, following several hours of staff briefing, supervisor amendments and extended debate over energy and land-use language.
County Administrator Leonard opened the explanation of proposed edits and staff-recommended amendments, saying the packet includes a set of changes compiled from supervisors and that staff would take any offered amendments "either individually or if... a couple of them... work well as a package" before the board considered them. Leonard also described language changes to reflect that the county would "actively review and regulate when allowed by state law large energy projects." (Administrator Leonard)
The board accepted a series of amendments. Vice Chair Dickinson successfully moved Amendment 1 (livability language), which was adopted unanimously.…
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