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Issue 10	www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/		September, 2006

Conferences/Events September 17-19, 2006 Wisconsin Counties Association Annual Conference � La Crosse Center, La Crosse, WI September 20-21, 2006 �Dollars & Sense� Brownfields Trainings MADISON � A free training on brownfields and real estate transactions is being sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday, Sept.21, at the Waunakee Village Center � the former Stokely USA brownfields property � in Waunakee, Wisconsin. On Sept. 20, the DNR, Department of Commerce and EPA will also be hosting a free half-day training entitled �Dollars And Sense: Show Me The Brownfields Money!� Registration and other conference information is available on the Remediation and Redevelopment pages of the DNR web site. For more information, Darsi Foss, 608-267-6713. October 4, 2006 Sinkhole & Proper Well Abandonment Treatment & Management Workshop Glacierland RC&D will be holding a one-day demonstration on sinkhole treatments and proper well abandonment from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m at the Gerald Moehn Farm, N5778 Moehn Road, Hilbert, WI. Presentations in the morning will address groundwater concerns, descriptions of karst features, management techniques, tools, and cost sharing opportunities. A review of sinkhole treatments and a well abandonment demonstration will follow in the afternoon. Pre-registration is required! Free lunch and materials will be provided for those who pre-register. Space is limited, so call Glacierland RC&D at 920-465-3006 to pre-register now. October 4-6, 2006 Upper Midwest Planning Conference Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, IL October 11-13, 2006 League of Wisconsin Municipalities Annual Conference Marriott West, Middleton, WI October 15-18, 2006 Wisconsin Towns Association Annual Convention Radisson Hotel and La Crosse Convention Center, La Crosse, WI October 19-20, 2006 Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA) Fall Regional Meeting Stone Harbor Resort, Sturgeon Bay, WI October 26, 2006 Recapturing Your Downtown: A Conference Designed to Help Your Downtown Prosper Jefferson Street Inn, Wausau, WI Workshops Contact CLUE if there is an interest for either Plan Commission or Zoning Board of Adjustment workshops in your area. More information will be posted to the workshops webpage as it becomes available. On-Line Resources Planning for Transportation in Rural Areas - Federal Highway Administration, 2001 "This document is designed as a resource to rural planners, city and county engineers, stakeholders, local officials, and other decision-makers involved with developing rural transportation plans. It is intended to foster a better understanding of the characteristics, issues, and trends affecting rural transportation systems and the benefits of good rural system planning. The document does not establish a step-by-step process. Rather, it provides infomration and references that participants in rural transportation planning can use in fashioning, a planning process that best suits local circumstances." Also available in Adobe PDF Format (1.3 MB) Adobe PDF documents require the free Adobe Acrobat reader available at www.adobe.com.		From the Center In cooperation with the Global Environmental Management (GEM) Education Center, CLUE has published a series of Implementation Tool fact sheets covering such tools as Density Bonus, Purchase of Development Rights (PDR), Conservation Easements, and Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND). These and other fact sheets are available at the publications section of the website. The Implementation Element Guide is coming together and should be available soon. Also, a Sustainable Communities Toolkit for local governments is expected in the fall. Update of the Zoning Board Handbook continues, with an anticipated release in October, 2006. News From Around the State La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, Aug 3, 06 - Rottweiler breeder getting permission to grow by Reid Magney, La Crosse Tribune The Capital Times, Madison, Aug 7, 06 - Oconomowoc subdivision's defeat an inspiration to farm preservation by James Rowen Spooner Advocate, Spooner, Aug 23, 06 - In a rare move, zoning's recommendation rejected by Frank Zufall, Spooner Advocate The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Aug 27, 06 - To farm or to sell? Wisconsin agriculture in land use quandary by Susan Squires DATCP's Livestock Siting Newsletter for August is published on the topic: Making the Transition: CUPs (conditional use permits) Under the Siting Law. The September newsletter covers Adopting More Stringent Standards for Livestock Facility Siting. The topics for future articles will address issues related to how to handle existing permits and expansions; the siting review board; overlay zones; and the use of licensing ordinances. For more information, check the DATCP siting website or contact Coreen Fallat at 608-224-4625 for up-to-date training opportunities. News From Around the Midwest From the Michigan Land Use Institute (MLUI): Farmland Preservation Takes Flight - In Michigan, a few fledgling efforts, by Keith Schneider, Great Lakes Bulletin News Service Farmland conservation programs are catching on across America , but they are just beginning to take off in Michigan. What�s Healthy for Health Hill? Amidst construction cranes and blueprints, a road debate brews in Grand Rapids, by Andy Guy, Great Lakes Bulletin News Service "A great street is a channel for economic development. First and foremost, streets should facilitate the interaction of people and commerce. That means streets need to be comfortable and safe. And a great street needs to be multimodal. It needs to support pedestrian activity, bicycle activity and, of course, transit and automobiles." Ken Sislak, DMJM Harris. If you have an article you would like to submit to the Land Use Tracker quarterly newsletter, contact Rebecca Roberts, Managing Editor, or mail your submission to: The Land Use Tracker Center for Land Use Education UW-Stevens Point 800 Reserve St Stevens Point, WI 54481 It should be 1,000 words or less; Be informative; Be of state-wide concern; And address a land use issue.
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