MADISON – Governor Doyle today announced “smart growth” comprehensive planning grants for 149 local governments throughout Wisconsin. This funding will help communities develop and adopt locally-created plans to address long-term needs, promote economic development, and guide future land use decisions.
“These grants help local citizens and governments draw a roadmap for their future growth and development,” Governor Doyle said. “Comprehensive plans help local governments to sit down with their neighbors and develop common goals and plans for the future, helping to make government more efficient and save taxpayer money at the same time that it helps grow the economy and protect important natural areas and farmland.”
Grants were awarded to eleven applicants that included participation of 149 counties, cities, villages, towns, and tribes, as well as a regional planning commission.
The Comprehensive Planning Grant Program began in 2000, and since that time 1,113 local and regional governments have received grants to develop comprehensive plans. The Comprehensive Planning Grant Program is designed to encourage intergovernmental cooperation and requires public participation in the development of local plans.
Grants are awarded on a competitive basis and administered by the Wisconsin Department of Administration. The projects require local matching contributions. The department will host a series of comprehensive planning grant workshops this summer for communities interested in applying for 2009 grants.
For more information about the Comprehensive Planning Grant Program, please visit www.doa.state.wi.us/compplanning.
A complete list of grantees is below.
2008 Comprehensive Planning Grant Awards
Lead Government | County | Award | Participating Communities |
Bayfield | $198,000 | Bayfield County | |
Village of Bowler | Shawano | $36,000 | Villages: Bowler, Eland |
Buffalo County | Buffalo | $192,000 | Buffalo County |
Burnett County | Burnett | $186,000 | Burnett County |
Florence County | Florence | $98,000 | Florence County |
Forest County | Forest | $189,000 | Forest County |
Village of Hales Corners | Milwaukee | $20,000 | Village: Hales Corners |
Jackson County | Jackson | $330,000 | Jackson County |
Sheboygan County | Sheboygan | $238,000 | Sheboygan County City: Sheboygan Falls Village: Cascade Towns: Holland, Lima, Plymouth, Scott, Sheboygan, Sheboygan Falls |
Waushara County | Waushara | $194,000 | Waushara County |
West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (WCWRPC) | Barron, Chippewa, Clark, Saint Croix | $687,500 | WCWRPC |
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