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Wisconsin Planning Law Threatened

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Travis Olson
13 May 2005 - 6:00am

Wisconsin Legislators repeal comprehensive planning law and grant program in draft budget bill.

Wisconsin currently requires all municipalities, counties, and regional planning commissions to prepare comprehensive plans for future development. The law also provides competitive grants for communities that incorporate smart growth goals into their plans. The current budget bill would repeal the law and the grant program, even though 40 percent of the state's communities have already prepared their plans.

Full Story: Budget panel votes to kill 'Smart Growth': Legislators to decide whether to keep mandate
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 12, 2005
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