Comprehensive Planning Overview

Washington County and the following 11 municipalities formally agreed to work together in a single planning effort to develop a multi-jurisdictional comprehensive (smart growth) plan and local plans that fulfill the requirements of the Wisconsin Comprehensive Planning Law enacted in 1999.

April 15, 2008 - County Board Considers Comprehensive Plan for Adoption

Comprehensive Planning LinksLocal Government Partners
Comprehensive Plan Chapters Town of Addison
Comprehensive Plan Summary (9.55 MB) Town of Barton
Preliminary Chapter Approvals Town of Erin
Town of Farmington
2004 Workgroup Town of Germantown
County Wide Survey Town of Hartford
Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources Workgroup Town of Kewaskum
Land Use and Transportation Workgroup Town of Polk
Multi-Jurisdictional Advisory Committee Town of Trenton
Public Comment Information Town of Wayne
Public Participation Plan Village of Kewaskum
State Grant Awards
State Law Requirements
Work Program
Housing,Utilities,and Economic Development Workgroup

The Comprehensive Planning Process consists of the following four committees:
  • Washington County Multi-Jurisdictional Comprehensive Planning Advisory Committee
  • Land Use and Transportation Element Workgroup
  • Agricultural, Natural and Cultural Resources Element Workgroup
  • Housing, Utilities and Community Facilities and Economic Development Workgroup
The first meeting of the Washington County planning process was the Multi-Jurisdictional Comprehensive Planning Advisory Committee held on July 27, 2005.