- Local Open House and Public Hearing Meetings
- Kenosha County's Public Participation Plan
- How can you get involved in the planning process?
- Public Comment Information
- Community Chats
- Tour of Development Sites
- Want to comment on the Comprehensive Plan?
Local Open House and Public Hearing Meetings
In February and March 2010, Kenosha County and most local governments participating in the multi-jurisdictional planning process will be conducting open houses and public hearings to provide residents the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the plan and to provide comments on their plan. Draft plans are available online now for your review.
Units of Government Adopting the Multi-Jurisdictional Plan |
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Kenosha County |
March 17, 2010 View a Summary of the Draft Multi-Jurisdictional Comprehensive Plan for Kenosha County |
Kenosha County Center Public Hearing Room 19600 75th St, Bristol |
Village of Silver Lake |
February 24, 2010 |
Silver Lake Village Hall 113 S. First St, Silver Lake |
Town of Brighton |
March 3, 2010 |
Brighton Town Hall 25000 Burlington Rd, Kansasville |
Town and Village of Bristol |
March 2, 2010 View a Summary of the Draft Plan for the Town and Village of Bristol |
Bristol Municipal Building 19801 83rd St, Bristol |
Town of Paris |
February 25, 2010 |
Paris Safety Building 16607 Burlington Rd, Union Grove |
Town of Somers |
March 4, 2010 |
Somers Town Hall 7511 12th St, Somers |
Units of Government Adopting a Separate Comprehensive Plan |
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| COMMUNITY | DATE & TIME | LOCATION |
City of Kenosha |
Thursday, February 24, 2010 |
Kenosha Public Museum |
Thursday, March 4 , 2010 |
Kenosha Municipal Building 625 52nd St, Kenosha, Rm 202 |
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Village of Pleasant Prairie |
December 2009 |
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Town of Salem |
February 22, 2010 |
Salem Town Hall 9814 Antioch Rd, Salem |
Town of Wheatland |
March 1, 2010 |
Wheatland Town Hall 34315 Geneva Rd, New Munster |
Kenosha County Public Participation Plan
The public participation plan for the Kenosha County comprehensive plan is intended to actively involve citizens in the planning process. At the foundation of the comprehensive plan is the question: "What do you want your community to be?"
Recognizing that the people who live, work and play in a community should have input in how that community develops, Wisconsin’s “Smart Growth” Law, Statute 66.1001(4)(a), mandates:
Wisconsin Statute 66.1001(4)(a)
The governing body of a local governmental unit shall adopt written procedures that are designed to foster public participation, including open discussion, communication programs, information services and public meetings for which advance notice has been provided, in every stage of the preparation of a comprehensive plan. The written procedures shall provide for wide distribution of proposed, alternative or amended elements of a comprehensive plan and shall provide an opportunity for written comments on the plan to be submitted by members of the public to the governing body and for the governing body to respond to such written comments. The written procedures shall describe the methods the governing body of a local governmental unit will use to distribute proposed, alternative, or amended elements of a comprehensive plan to owners of property, or to persons who have a leasehold interest in property pursuant to which the persons may extract nonmetallic mineral resources in or on property, in which the allowable use or intensity of use of the property is changed by the comprehensive plan.
The Public Participation Plan is designed to engage Kenosha County residents, business owners and other interest groups in the development of the comprehensive plan. Through a variety of mediums and meetings, the plan seeks to enhance public understanding of the Smart Growth Law and its importance, to provide opportunities for citizens to identify community issues, and to develop a vision for the future of Kenosha.
View the complete Public Participation Plan for Kenosha County
How can you get involved in the planning process?
There are several ways that you can actively provide input and or just keep up-to-date with the Kenosha County Comprehensive Plan. There is, for example, this website. Information about the plan will also be regularly distributed through newsletters and press releases, as well as community presentations and educational tours.
Public comments are also welcome at comprehensive planning meetings, including the monthly MJAC meetings, and there will be special meetings throughout the spring and summer to provide information about the plan and to get ideas and feedback from Kenosha community members.
Public Comment Information
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Smart Growth Kickoff Meeting On March 21, 2007, Kenosha County hosted a countywide kickoff meeting to inform citizens about the multi-jurisdictional comprehensive planning process, legal requirements and planning timeline. Meeting participants also took part in a SWOT workshop, identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the County. The kickoff meeting was recorded by Time Warner Cable, and aired on Channel 14 from April 30 - May 21, 2007. Smart Growth Introduction Presentation
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Kenosha County Café On Saturday, May 12, 2007, approximately 35 citizens came together to explore the question: What do we want Kenosha County to look like in 30 years? Based on the World Café conversational process, the Kenosha County Café was a countywide visionsing session designed to encourage meaningful conversation between people from various communities, backgrounds and experiences through small group discussion. A report on the Cafe will be available online in the near future. The Cafe was recorded by Time Warner Cable, and aired on Channel 14 from May 29 - June 21, 2007.
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Local Community Public Informational Meetings From September through November of 2007, the Comprehensive Planning Team conducted informational meetings in every community participating in the multi-jurisdictional plan for Kenosha County. These public meetings provided general background information about the comprehensive planning legislation, as well as more detailed information for each community regarding land use, natural resources, intergovernmental cooperation, transportation, housing, economic trends, and demographics. Public Informational Meeting Presentation |
Community Chats
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Community Chat with Annie Jones is a cable television show that highlights issues in Kenosha County through discussion between Annie Jones, UW-Extension Community Resource Development Educator, and citizens and local leaders. In order to provide updates and information about the comprehensive plan, a series of three "chats" is scheduled around the following plan elements: economic development, land use, and agricultural and natural resources.
Community Chat airs on Sunday nights at 10:30 and on Tuesday mornings at 9:30, on Kenosha Cable Channel 14.
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To download a community chat to your computer, right-click the link and select "save target as."
Our thanks to Kenosha Community Media for their assistance and for permitting distribution of Community Chat. |
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Tour of Development Sites
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On September 30, 2008, several members of the multi-jurisdictional comprehensive plan advisory committee and other representatives from throughout Kenosha County participated in a tour of development sites in Woodstock, Illinois and Walworth County. The County Department of Planning & Development, City of Woodstock Planning & Zoning Department and Kenosha County UW-Extension organized the tour in order to stimulate ideas and discussion about future development in the county. |