Brown County Planning Commission approves counsel-drafted resolution, sets Jan. 10 public hearing

The Brown County Planning Commission voted 5-1 on Dec. 11 to approve a draft resolution supplied by Counsel Hughes and discussed publishing notice and holding a public hearing at 9 a.m. on Jan. 10 in the County Commissioners Room at the Brown County Courthouse if the notice is published by Dec. 20.

Chair Bill Vonderschmidt led a discussion of the draft, citing Counsel Hughes's expertise, and commissioners debated whether to accept the draft as provided or to add scope. Commissioners raised that possible additions could cover broader categories of activity, additional equipment specifications, and supply considerations; they also weighed whether to broaden zoning restrictions beyond what Counsel's draft proposed. The record notes a discussion of pros and cons for modifying the draft but does not include the draft language itself.

Commissioner Shawn Lloyd moved to approve the draft resolution “as provided by Counsel Hughes, without revision”; Commissioner Clif Heiniger seconded. The motion carried 5/1 with one absent. The minutes record the tally but do not identify which commissioner cast the solitary no vote.

Earlier on the agenda, the commission approved the Dec. 4, 2024 minutes on a motion from Rex Lockwood, seconded by Bill Seckler; the minutes record that motion as carried but do not supply a vote tally. The commission then discussed scheduling and meeting rules for the upcoming public hearing on the draft resolution.

The commission adjourned after a motion from Rex Lockwood, seconded by Bill Seckler. Next procedural steps recorded in the minutes are publication of the hearing notice (deadline cited as Dec. 20) and holding the public hearing at 9 a.m. on Jan. 10, 2025, in the commissioners room.