Plan Commissioner Information and Resources – November 2012

1.  REMINDER — The next Plan Commissioner Network meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 6:30-8:00pm at the Town of Neenah Town Hall.  The topic will be “The Legal Side of Nuisance Properties”, and we’ll have a guest, Matt Parmentier, from Edgarton, St. Peter, Petak & Rosenfeldt Law Firm, who has a great deal of experience working with towns on nuisance issues. 

2.  Resources from the September 2012 Network meeting are now posted.  The discussion topic was “Locally Undesirable Land Uses”.  Click here to view the materials and pictures from the tour.

3. Fall 2012 Land Use Tracker is now available on line –click here.  Topics include

  • Placemaking: A Tool for Rural and Urban Communities 
  • Land Use Community of Practice: An Extension Resource for Wisconsin Planners 
  • New Well Water Quality Viewer Provides a Window into Wisconsin’s Buried Treasure 
  • Livestock Siting Law Preempts Local Regulation

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