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RDC members clash over whether to wait for county comprehensive plan before EDA work
Summary
Commission members split over timing: some urged waiting for the county comprehensive plan update (cited as likely in 2025/2026), while others argued the RDC should prepare EDA materials now and work alongside the APC.
Members of the Brown County Redevelopment Commission debated whether the RDC should wait for the county comprehensive plan update or develop EDA drafts now.
One committee member argued that the comprehensive plan is the driving document for any EDA, noting commissioners are responsible for it and zoning follows from that plan. "The comprehensive plan is what drives this," the member said, urging coordination with elected officials before moving into finer-grain mapping or property lists.
Other members said the RDC should not sit idle until the comprehensive plan is finalized and should instead prepare legal descriptions and community outreach now so the APC can incorporate local work. "We can work side by side… we can get the list done," one member said, urging boots-on-the-ground engagement in Helmsburg, Bean Blossom and other small zones.
The exchange ended with the board agreeing to prepare materials for the commissioners and council and to pursue targeted outreach while seeking the commissioners' "handshake" before some public-facing mailings.
