County Board to Consider Adoption of Farmland Preservation Plan

On October 27, 2016, the Portage County Planning and Zoning, Land and Water Conservation, and Agriculture and Extension Education Committees, meeting jointly, unanimously passed a resolution formally recommending adoption of the Portage County Farmland Preservation Plan 2016.

The full County Board will be taking action on the resolution at their November 10, 2016 meeting, which starts at 5:00 pm in the County Board Chambers of the County-City Building, 1516 Church Street in Stevens Point.

Below you will find links to the staff memo to the County Board for the November 10th meeting, cover page, resolution, and table of contents, the recommended Plan text, and the figures and maps from the Plan document.

If you have questions, please contact the Portage County Planning and Zoning Department, 715-346-1334.

County Board Memo-November 10, 2016

Plan Cover Page, Resolution, Table of Contents

Farmland Preservation Plan November 10, 2016

Figure 6 Farmland Loss

Figure 7 Urban Area Growth 1948-2015

Figure 9 Future Agricultural Land Use from Comprehensive Plans

Figure 10 Productive Agricultural Soils

Figure 12 Photo Identified Agricultural Land Use

County-wide Farmland Preservation Area

Town of Alban Farmland Preservation Area

Town of Almond Farmland Preservation Area

Town of Amherst Farmland Preservation Area

Town of Belmont Farmland Preservation Area

Town of Buena Vista Farmland Preservation Area

Town of Carson Farmland Preservation Area

Town of Dewey Farmland Preservation Area

Town of Eau Pleine Farmland Preservation Area

Town of Grant Farmland Preservation Area

Town of Hull Farmland Preservation Area

Town of Lanark Farmland Preservation Area

Town of Linwood Farmland Preservation Area

Town of New Hope Farmland Preservation Area

Town of Pine Grove Farmland Preservation Area

Town of Plover Farmland Preservation Area

Town of Sharon Farmland Preservation Area

Town of Stockton Farmland Preservation Area

 

Farmland Preservation Plan Public Hearing Recap

On September 29, 2016, the Planning and Zoning, Land and Water Conservation, and Agriculture and Extension Education Committees, meeting jointly, held a Public Hearing on the draft of the Portage County Farmland Preservation Plan. Below you will find links to the meeting packet and minutes from the proceedings.

09-29-16-joint-agext-lwcc-pz-meeting-packet

09-29-16-agext-lwcc-p-z-fpp-public-hearing-approved-minutes

Farmland Preservation Plan Draft Now Available

At their August 23, 2016 meeting, the Portage County Agriculture and Extension Education, Land and Water Conservation, and Planning and Zoning Committees made their final revisions to the preliminary draft of the Portage County Farmland Preservation Plan, and recommended the document move forward to a Public Hearing on September 29, 2016. The draft minutes from the August 23rd meeting, and the draft of the Plan document, are included below.

On September 29th, the public will get a chance to view exhibits containing information from the Plan document, then participate in a Public Hearing to give the three Committees feedback on the Plan’s content and conclusions.

At the end of the Public Hearing, the Committees will discuss what they heard. If there is information presented, or if there are questions raised that the Committees find requires additional research and analysis, or amendment to the Plan document, the Committees will direct staff to review the issues and bring back recommendations at a subsequent meeting. If the Committees are satisfied that all comments or questions have been adequately addressed by the existing draft, they will be able to vote to recommend the Plan draft to the full County Board for approval.

Because the Farmland Preservation Plan is mandated by State Statutes, through the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection, this State Agency must certify the Plan’s content prior to adoption by the Portage County Board. Completion of the Public Hearing will bring the Plan one step closer to final approval.

If you have any questions regarding the Plan draft or the meeting on September 29th, please contact the Portage County Planning and Zoning Department!

Agenda for September 29, 2016 Joint Committee Meeting

Draft Plan draft for public hearing 9-29-16

Draft minutes for Joint Agriculture/Extension, Land and Water Conservation, Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting 08-23-16

Individual Town Farmland Preservation Plan Maps are available for download below.

Town of Almond
Town of Amherst
Town of Belmont
Town of Buena Vista
Town of Carson
Town of Dewey
Town of Eau Pleine
Town of Grant
Town of Hull
Town of Lanark
Town of Linwood
Town of New Hope
Town of Pine Grove
Town of Plover
Town of Sharon
Town of Stockton

Click below to view additional Farmland Preservation Plan maps:

County-wide Farmland Preservation Plan Map
Figure 6 Farmland Loss
Figure 7 Urban Area Growth 1948-2015
Figure 9 Agricultural Future Landuse
Figure 10 Productive Agricultural Soils
Figure 12 Photo Identified Irrigated Cropland

Public Hearing Announced for Farmland Preservation Plan

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PORTAGE COUNTY FARMLAND PRESERVATION PLAN

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, September 29, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. in Conference Rooms 1 and 2 1^st floor of the County Annex, 1462 Strongs Avenue, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, the Portage County Agriculture and Extension Education, Land and Water Conservation, and Planning and Zoning Committees will conduct a public hearing at which time and place all interested persons may appear and will be given an opportunity to be heard in support of or in opposition to the Portage County Farmland Preservation Plan. An Open House featuring exhibits from the Plan will be held in the County Annex Lobby prior to the Public Hearing. The Open House begins at 6:00 pm.

Copies of the Farmland Preservation Plan will be available for viewing by any interested person during regular business hours in the office of the Portage County Planning and Zoning Department (County Annex) and on-line through the Planning and Zoning Department page on the Portage County website, https://pocofarmlandpres.wordpress.com/ beginning one week before the above meeting date.  If you are unable to attend the meeting, you may submit comments in writing to the Planning and Zoning Department up to three business days before the above meeting date.

Dated this 13^th day of September 2016.

Jeffrey P. Schuler, Director

Planning and Zoning Department

Farmland Preservation Plan Review Meeting

Joint Meeting of County Committees to Review Farmland Preservation Plan

The Portage County Planning and Zoning, Land and Water Conservation, and Agriculture and Extension Education Committees will be meeting jointly on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 to continue their review of the Portage County Farmland Preservation Plan draft. This meeting will focus on the last 20 pages of the draft document, which contain the trends, issues/challenges, and goals and objectives sections of the Plan.

The August 23rd meeting will be held at 6:00 PM in Conference Rooms 1&2, County Annex, 1462 Strongs Avenue, Stevens Point, WI.

08-23-16 Jt Comm Agenda

Schuler Memo 08-11-16

Farmland Preservation Plan 08-23-16 Draft pp 52-74

07-26-16 Draft Jt Comm Minutes

Upcoming Meeting to Review Plan Draft

Joint Meeting of County Committees to Review Farmland Preservation Plan

The Portage County Planning and Zoning, Land and Water Conservation, and Agriculture and Extension Education Committees will be meeting jointly on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 to continue their review of the Portage County Farmland Preservation Plan draft. This meeting will focus on the last 20 pages of the draft document, which contain the trends, issues/challenges, and goals and objectives sections of the Plan.

The July 26^th meeting will be held at 6:00 PM in Conference Rooms 1&2, County Annex, 1462 Strongs Avenue, Stevens Point, WI.

07-26-16 Jt Comm Agenda

7-26-16 Memo

06-28-16 AgExt LWCC P-Z Draft Minutes

Addtl Ad Hoc Comm Revisions

Farmland Preservation Plan Draft pp53-74

Agritourism in Portage Co

Circle WI Ag-Tourism 9 21 15

Agventures in Agritourism

Get a Taste for the Stevens Point Area 9.21.15

Spud Berry Dairy Tour

2012-WI-Agritourism-Survey

 

 

Meeting to Review Plan Draft

Joint Meeting of County Committees to Review Farmland Preservation Plan Draft

The Portage County Planning and Zoning, Land and Water Conservation, and Agriculture and Extension Education Committees will be meeting jointly on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 to begin their review of the Portage County Farmland Preservation Plan draft. This draft document was recommended forward to these committees by the Farmland Preservation Ad-Hoc Steering Committee on April 18, 2016.

The June 28^th meeting will be held at 6:00 PM in Conference Room 1, County Annex, 1462 Strongs Avenue, Stevens Point, WI.

Agenda
Memo
Plan Draft pp 52-74
Full Farmland Preservation Plan 4-18-16