The Wisconsin Towns Association is helping several Dane County towns drum up support for legislation that would strip the state’s fastest growing county of its zoning authority.
Towns push lawmakers to strip Dane County's land use powers
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A farmer collects hay from a town of Springfield in this 2012 file photo.
Dane County towns are pushing for legislation that would eliminate the county government's role in rezoning requests for development.
The company objects to spill cleanup insurance a county committee said is needed.
A push from the Dane County Towns Association to provide an opt-out from shared zoning authority with Dane County was not included in the stat…
The Dane County Zoning and Land Committee's unanimous decision follows a consultant's recommendation that the county require Enbridge Energy t…
But planners say inflexible deadlines will short-circuit talks to lead to voluntary improvements in development proposals that protect quality…
But the DNR says the suburb needs to formally appeal a planning commission denial of 900-acre development request on sensitive land.
The largest importer of tar sands crude oil from western Canada plans to triple capacity of one of its pipelines through Wisconsin.
Enbridge Energy's plans call for tripling the flow through its Line 61, which carries heavy crude through Wisconsin.
