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Town chairman urges local control of shoreland zoning, warns against politicized county mapping
Summary
Jim Urban, town chairman of Oshkosh, told the Winnebago County planning body that one-size-fits-all shoreland rules are inappropriate for all communities, criticized use of county GIS mapping as potentially political and urged towns to tailor regulations to local conditions.
Jim Urban, town chairman of the Town of Oshkosh, used the meeting’s public-comment period to press the Winnebago County planning body to preserve local control over shoreland zoning and to be cautious about how county mapping affects land-use decisions.
"One size doesn't fit all," Urban said, urging committee members to allow towns to tailor shoreland rules "to what's…
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