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Vol. 11 No. 1

Fostering Public Engagement in Local Land Use Planning and Zoning Recodification Projects: A Case Study from the University of Wisconsin–Extension, Lincoln County

Submitted
February 21, 2011
Published
2011-02-21

Abstract

This study outlines the processes used by University of
Wisconsin–Extension, Lincoln County (UWELC), educators
over an eight-year period to facilitate the development of a
county land use plan and to guide committees through a review
of the new proposed county zoning ordinances based on that
plan. As a partner in these projects, UWELC helped create a
model of public participation for other counties and municipalities
conducting land use planning based on Wisconsin’s comprehensive
planning law passed in October 1999. UWELC
educators drew on the expertise of University of Wisconsin
system faculty based outside Lincoln County to provide information
about land use and zoning issues.