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Brown County RDC approves motion to include local components as it moves ahead on proposed EDAs
Summary
The Brown County Redevelopment Commission voted to include a set of local RDC components and to begin outreach and investigations to prepare proposed Economic Development Areas, while members debated whether to wait for the county comprehensive plan update.
The Brown County Redevelopment Commission voted to include a set of local RDC components and to proceed with groundwork toward proposed Economic Development Areas (EDAs), the commission president said at the meeting.
The proposal—moved by Tim (committee member) and seconded by the RDC president (Speaker 3)—adds local guidance to the statutory EDA steps the board must follow, including preparing legal descriptions and maps, listing candidate projects and compiling statutory findings targeted to particular localities such as Helmsburg and Bean Blossom. "We are going to proceed with the motions that were voted on and approved in June to begin our investigations, begin our engaging with the local, to identify citizen leadership," the RDC president said.
Members debated timing: some argued the RDC should wait for the county comprehensive plan update to drive zone definitions and policy, while others said the RDC must prepare materials now so it can hand work to the Area Planning Commission (APC) when requested. "The comprehensive plan is what drives this… but we can work side by side," one committee member said.
The president said the RDC will coordinate with APC staff and recommended engaging municipal advisers and legal counsel as needed; he also emphasized outreach: targeted mailings, brochures and boots-on-the-ground meetings with local stakeholders. The board directed staff and volunteers to prepare a package for presentation to the county commissioners and council once materials are assembled.
The motion was approved by voice vote; the transcript records affirmative responses and at least one member recorded a dissenting 'nay.' The meeting record does not list a full roll-call tally for all members.
Next steps recorded at the meeting include finalizing mailing lists, preparing presentation materials for the commissioners and council, and convening informal working sessions to develop the RDC's proposed EDA packages.
