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Comprehensive Planning

Comprehensive Plan Chapters

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"A Multi-jurisdictional Comprehensive Plan for Washington County: 2035" was adopted on April 15, 2008 by the Washington County Board of Supervisors.

A Multi-jurisdictional Comprehensive Plan for Washington County: 2035

(Entire document - File size: 54.4 MB)

Click on the chapter title or appendix to view document.

Chapter	Title
	Cover and Table of Contents
I	Introduction and Background
II	Population, Household, and Employment Trends and Projections
III	Inventory of Agricultural, Natural and Cultural Resources
IV	Inventory of Existing Land Uses and Transportation Facilities and Services
V	Inventory of Existing Utilities and Community Facilities
VI	Existing Plans and Ordinances: 2006
VII	Issues and Opportunities Element
VIII	Agricultural, Natural and Cultural Resources Element
IX	Land Use Element
--	Washington County Land Use Plan: 2035 (Map)
X	Housing Element
XI	Transportation Element
XII	Utilities and Community Facilities Element
XIII	Economic Development Element
XIV	Intergovernmental Cooperation Element
XV	Implementation Element
XVI	Summary
	APPENDICES
Appendix A	Public Participation
Appendix B	County and Local Government Resolutions to Participate in the Multi-Jurisdictional Planning Process
Appendix C	Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes
Appendix D	Local Government, School District, and privately owned Park and Open Space Sites in Washington County: 2007
Appendix E	Codes for Year 2000 Land Use Maps in Chapter IV
Appendix F	Draft Goals and Objectives Developed by Partnering Communities
Appendix G	Zoning Tables for Local Government Partners
Appendix H	Summary of Land Use Related Extraterritorial Authorities
Appendix I	Responses to Comprehensive Planning Telephone Survey in Washington County
Appendix J	Washington County Visioning Workshop Results
Appendix K	Town of Germantown Comprehensive Plan
Appendix L	Households with Housing Problems for Each Participating Local Government
Appendix M	Households with a High Cost Burden for Each Participating Local Government
Appendix N	Washington County Economic Development Strategic Plan: 2006-2007
Appendix O	Economic Development Programs and Grants Available in Washington County
Appendix P	Dispute Resolution Rules and Bylaws
Appendix Q	Comparison of Local and County Land Use Plan Categories
Appendix R	County Board Resolution Approving the Comprehensive Plan
Appendix S	County Board Ordinance Adopting the Comprehensive Plan

CP: 2004 Workgroup

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Between January and October 2004, the Multi-Jurisdictional Comprehensive Planning Workgroup held monthly meetings to prepare the necessary documentation for the Wisconsin Department of Administration Comprehensive Planning 2005 grant application including:

Public Participation Plan
Multi-Jurisdictional Work Plan
Intergovernmental Agreements
Draft Resolution

Now that the State of Wisconsin grant has been obtained, this workgroup no longer meets. Please see CP: Overview of Plan Process for current committees.

CP: Ag, Nat, & Cul Res Workgroup

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The purpose of this workgroup is to focus on the development of the Agricultural, Natural and Cultural Resources Element. Responsibilities include:

Analyze and review trends, inventories, and forecasts pertaining to agricultural, natural and cultural resource issues.
Develop preliminary recommendations for the Agricultural, Natural and Cultural Resources Element.

This committee will typically meet on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm, unless there is a joint meeting with another workgroup.

Workgroup Sunsets

Meetings are subject to change. Please contact the Washington County Planning & Parks Department to confirm meeting date and location at 262-335-4445.

Land Evaluation Site Assessment (LESA) Sub-Committee - Agenda for January 26, 2007

Presentations

Helpful Information Resource Links

Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources ElementWorkgroup Members

David Baldus, Chairperson - Town of Polk Citizen
Vice-Chairperson - to be announced
Daniel Schmidt - Town of Kewaskum
Rod Bartlow - Ice Age Trail Foundation
Robert Bingen - Town of Addison
Ross Bishop - Agribusiness Cluster Council
Norbert Dettmann - Landmarks Committee
Dale Dhein - Town of Germantown
Kevin Dittmar - Metropolitan Builders Association
Keith Kriewaldt - Town of Wayne
Albert Schulteis - Town of Polk
Mary Krumbiegel - County Board Supervisor
Sue Millin - Land Conservation Partnership
Andy Pesch - Village of Kewaskum
Joe Peters - Town of Barton
Ike Roell - Town of Farmington
Helmut Wagner - Town of Erin
Roger Walsh - Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District
Michael Heili - Village of Newburg
Richard Beine - Town of Hartford
Melvin Ewert - County Board Supervisor

CP: Countywide Survey

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Countywide Survey February 2006

The Washington County Planning and Parks Department in partnership with SEWRPC,
UW-Extension, the Village of Kewaskum, and Towns of Addison, Barton, Erin, Farmington, Germantown, Hartford, Kewaskum, Polk, Trenton, and Wayne developed a countywide survey to gather opinions on various issues regarding the nine elements and fourteen goals of comprehensive planning.

The survey was a random sample telephone survey developed by the comprehensive planning advisory committee with the assistance of a consultant and the comprehensive planning element workgroups. The random sample constituted a sample population of County residents selected randomly and considered statistically significant, meaning that the results are very likely to represent the views of the entire County population.

This survey asked questions regarding such issues as housing, transportation, land use, economic development, agriculture, natural resources, cultural resources, utilities, and community facilities. The results of this survey will guide the comprehensive planning advisory committee and element workgroups in crafting a comprehensive plan.

The survey was conducted in February, 2006.

Click the links below to view survey results.

CP: Dispute Resolution Subcommittee

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The Intergovernmental Cooperation Element, as described in the Comprehensive Planning Law, requires the identification of existing or potential conflicts between local governmental units and to describe a process to resolve such conflicts.

In 2004, the Washington County Board of Supervisors, in recognizing the importance of intergovernmental cooperation and to continue the cooperation between the county and local municipalities, established a dispute resolution process as a forum to address and resolve conflicts. Interested municipalities would enter into an appropriate intergovernmental agreement to voluntarily participate in this dispute resolution process in an effort to reduce or avoid expenditures of valuable taxpayer dollars.

In the 2004 Resolution 35, the County Board resolved to establish a fair and just quasi-judicial multi-jurisdictional dispute resolution forum to resolve multi-jurisdictional conflicts regarding amendments to adopted comprehensive plans and issues resulting from such adoption. The County Board resolution describes the dispute resolution body consisting of a total of six individuals that would be selected by the disputing parties and would be drawn from a pool of representatives depending on the conflict presented to the body.

The Multi-jurisdictional Advisory Committee is charged with the responsibility of developing the procedures and by-laws to guide the body in its consideration of the issues presented and the decision-making process in which it engages. A Dispute Resolution Forum Subcommittee has been established to develop these procedures and by-laws.

Dispute Resolution Forum Subcommittee Members
Matt Heiser, Village of Kewaskum
Jim Bennett, Town of Hartford
Chris Kuehn, Town of Wayne
Brian Bausch, County Board Supervisor
Ron Hefter, Town of Addison
Barb Renkas, City of West Bend
Dan Knodl, County Board Supervisor
Leander Herriges, Town of Wayne
David Nixon, University of Wisconsin - Washington County
Justin Drew, City of Hartford
(City of West Bend Local Government Official Representative TBA)

CP: Economic Development Element

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Preliminary Draft of Chapter X - Housing Element of the Multi-Jurisdictional Comprehensive Plan for Washington County: 2035

(Disclaimer: These documents are preliminary drafts and revisions may still be made by the Comprehensive Plan Committees.)

Draft Chapter XIII - Economic Development Element

Tables
Tables 1-13

Maps
Maps 1-2

CP: Housing Element

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Preliminary Draft of Chapter X - Housing Element of the Multi-Jurisdictional Comprehensive Plan for Washington County: 2035

(Disclaimer: These documents are preliminary drafts and revisions may still be made by the Comprehensive Plan Committees.)

Draft Chapter X - Housing Element

Tables
Tables 1-41

Maps
Map X-1: Concentrations of homes likely to have lead-based paint and varnish in Washington County
Map X-2: Housing Affordability in Washington County Based on 2006 Median Household Income
Map X-3: Areas of Work in Washington and Ozaukee Counties: 2000
Map X-4: Place of Residence of Milwaukee County Residents working in Washington and Ozaukee Counties: 2000

Figures
Figure 10-1: Number of Housing Units in Washington County Communities: 2000
Figure 10-2: Owner-Renter Occupied Units in Washington County Communities: 2000
Figure 10-3: Value of Owner Occupied Housing Units in Washington County Communities: 2000

CP: Housing,Utilities and Economic Dev. Workgroup

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The purpose of this workgroup is to focus on the development of the Utilities and Community Facilities Element, Economic Development Element, and Housing Element. Responsibilities include:

Analyze and review trends, inventories, and forecasts pertaining to utilities, community facilities, economic development, and housing issues.
Develop preliminary recommendations for the Utilities and Community Facilities Element, Economic Development Element, and Housing Element.

This committee typically meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:00 pm, unless there is a joint meeting with another workgroup.

2008 Meetings

January 9, 2008, Public Agency Center Room 1113A/B

Workgroup Sunsets

Meetings are subject to change. Please contact the Washington County Planning & Parks Department to confirm meeting date and location at 262-335-4445.

Presentations

Helpful Information Resource Links

Wisconsin Jobs 2008 Brochure
Wisconsin Jobs 2007 Brochure
Housing Options Handout
Milwaukee 7
Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC)
Affordable Housing and Smart Growth Handout
Housing Guide Handout
Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA)
Conservation Based Affordable Housing Handout

Housing, Utilities and Community Facilities, and Economic Development Elements Workgroup

Chris Kuehn, Chairperson - Town of Wayne
Joseph Gonnering, Vice Chairperson - County Board Supervisor - Town of Trenton
James Arens Jr. - Town of Germantown
Brad Bautz - Town of Erin
Carol Biersach - Director, Slinger Housing Authority
Jack Caldwell - Washington County Economic Development Corporation
Claire Fowler - Town of Erin Citizen
Jerry Gilles - Village of Kewaskum
Andy Gumm - EDAC & Utility
Mike Heili - Village of Newburg
Ken Heins - Applied Manufacturing Cluster Council Representative
Allen Hron - Town of Kewaskum
Dave Kainz - Town of Hartford
Gary Karnitz - Town of Addison
Theodore Merten - Town of Polk
James Nowakowski - Village of Germantown Citizen
Kori Schneider - Fair Housing Council
Gary Schreiber - Town of Farmington
Brian Dasher - School District Representative
Richard Bertram - County Board Supervisor - Town of Barton
Kris Turner - Town of Barton
Michael Komro - Town of Trenton
Bruce Wilk - WOW - Workforce Development Board

CP: Implementation Element

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Preliminary Draft of Chapter XV - Implementation Element of the Multi-Jurisdictional Comprehensive Plan for Washington County: 2035

(Disclaimer: These documents are preliminary drafts and revisions may still be made by the Comprehensive Plan Committees.)

Draft Chapter XV - Implementation Chapter

Tables
Tables 1-7

CP: Intergovernmental Cooperation

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Preliminary Draft of Chapter XIV - Intergovernmental Cooperation Element of the Multi-Jurisdictional Comprehensive Plan for Washington County: 2035

(Disclaimer: These documents are preliminary drafts and revisions may still be made by the Comprehensive Plan Committees.)

Maps

Map XIV-3

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reliminary Draft of Chapter IX - Land Use Element of the Multi-Jurisdictional Comprehensive Plan for Washington County: 2035

(Disclaimer: These documents are preliminary drafts and revisions may still be made by the Comprehensive Plan Committees.)

Draft Chapter IX - Land Use Element

Tables
Tables 1-6

Maps
Maps 1-5

Figures
Figures 1-2

CP: Land Use, Trans Workgroup

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The purpose of this workgroup is to focus on the development of the land use element and transportation element. Responsibilities include:

Analyze and review trends, inventories, and forecasts pertaining to land use and transportation issues.
Develop preliminary recommendations for the Land Use Element and Transportation Element.

This committee typically meets on the 4th Monday of the month at 6:30 pm, unless there is a joint meeting with another workgroup.

2008 MEETINGS

January 2, 2008, Public Agency Center Room 1113A/B
January 23, 2008, Public Agency Center Room 1113A/B

Workgroup Sunsets

Meetings are subject to change. Please contact the Washington County Planning & Parks Department to confirm meeting date and location at 262-335-4445.

Presentations

Land Use and Transportation Elements Workgroup

Jerry Priesgen, Chairperson - West Bend Area Builders Association
John Stern, Vice-Chairperson - County Board Supervisor, PCPC
Dennis Panicucci - Town of Hartford
Margaret Burlingham - Rock River Coalition
Tom Calenberg - Applied Manufacturing Cluster Council
Dan DeThorne - City of West Bend Citizen
Ed Doerr - Town of Trenton
Mike Dricken - Town of Barton
Dan Wolf - Town of Addison
Eric Gilbert - Non-metalic Mining Representative
Vicki Heideman - Town of Kewaskum
Susan Touchett - Town of Richfield Citizen
Barb Kohler - Town of Erin
Paul Metz - Town of Germantown
Tom Nelson - West Bend Trailblazers
Mark Peters - Town of Polk
Mark Pamperin - Town of Wayne
Art Seyfert - Town of Farmington
Jeff Walters - Washington County Board of Realtors
Michael Heili - Village of Newburg
Charlene Brady - County Board Supervisor, PCPC
Frank Beesten - Village of Kewaskum

CP: MJ Advisory Committee

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The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to oversee activities necessary to develop and implement a comprehensive plan as defined in Section 66.1001, Wis. Stats. Responsibilities include:

Oversee the work of the three element workgroups and maintain timeliness of major planning milestones.
Implementation of the public participation plan and work program.
Develop opportunities element, governmental cooperation element, and implementation element.
Monitor the plan for consistency among communities, and guide comprehensive plan implementation, including introduction of required resolutions and ordinance amendments.

This committee typically meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 6:15 pm, unless there is a joint meeting with another workgroup.

2008 MEETINGS

January 30, Public Agency Center Room 1113A/B
February 13, 2008, Public Agency Center Room 1113A/B
February 27, 2008, Public Agency Center Room 1113A/B
March 19, 2008, Public Agency Center Room 1113A/B
April 30, 2008, Public Agency Center Room 1113A/B

Meetings are subject to change. Please contact the Washington County Planning & Parks Department to confirm meeting date and location at 262-335-4445.

Workgroup Sunsets

Meetings are subject to change. Please contact the Washington County Planning & Parks Department to confirm meeting date and location at 262-335-4445.

Helpful Information Resource Links

Identifying Farmland Protection Areas

Presentations

Multi-Jurisdictional Advisory Committee Members

Mathew Heiser, Chairperson - Village of Kewaskum
Ron Heinen, Vice-Chairperson - Town of Barton
Brian Bausch - County Board Supervisor
Mike Becker - Farm Bureau
Phil Beitz - Village of Newburg Citizen
Jim Bennett - Town of Hartford
David Baldus - Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources Workgroup Chairperson
Ellis Kahn - Town of Kewaskum
Ralph Eisenman - Town of Farmington
Ann Enright - Washington Board of Realtors
Shawn Graff - Ozaukee Washington Land Trust
Ron Hefter - Town of Addison
Willard Heppe - Town of Polk
Chris Kuehn - Housing, Utilities and Community Facilities and Economic Development Workgroup Chairperson, Town of Wayne
Jerry Priesgen - Land Use and Transportation Workgroup Chairperson
Dave Johnson - Non-metallic Mining Representative
Scott Mathie - Metropolitan Builders Association
Paul Metz - Town of Germantown
Barb Renkas - City of West Bend Citizen
John Schultz - Town of Trenton Citizen
John Wald - Department of Natural Resources
Daniel Knodl - County Board Supervisor, PCPC
Michael Heili - Village of Newburg
Ed Doerr - Town of Trenton
Leander Herriges - Town of Wayne
David Nixon - UWWC

CP: Public Comment Information

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Comprehensive planning provides a blueprint for the future. Your talents, energy, ideas, and participation are needed to help craft a plan for Washington County's future. For more information about the comprehensive planning process, contact the Washington County Planning and Parks Department at 262-335-4445 or email: webplan@co.washington.wi.us

Current Public Comment Opportunities

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

Washington County Multi-Jurisdictional Comprehensive Plan Open House and Informational Workshop

Washington County hosted a Comprehensive Planning Open House and Informational Workshop on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Moraine Park Technical College(AMTC)between the hours of 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. Seventy people attended. This event provided citizens with an opportunity to view existing element inventory information. Goals that have been created for each element through the plan design year of 2035, along with top programs to implement the goals, were also on display for the public to view and provide comment on. Existing and future land use information was also on display. A presentation regarding the comprehensive plan as held at 6:30 p.m.

• Comprehensive Planning Presentation

Washington County Smart Growth Interactive Visioning Workshop

Washington County hosted a Comprehensive Smart Growth Interactive Visioning Workshop on Thursday, July 20, 2006 at Moraine Park Technical College between the hours of 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. The workshop provided several opportunities for citizens to learn about the Countywide Comprehensive Plan draft inventory chapters and provided opportunities to express their vision of the future. The workshop was conducted in an open house format, where participants could choose when to attend and which activities to complete.

There were a total of five stations where participants had opportunities to gather information and learn about the Smart Growth Plan and to participate in hands-on visioning activities. Activities included: mapping future land use through the use of Geographic Information System software, surveying preferred types of development through a slideshow format, evaluating Washington County's existing land use goals, writing a visioning statement for Washington County, and sharing opinions about Smart Growth elements and goals. A presentation of the draft inventory chapters was conducted at 6:00 p.m.

Thirty-four residents from Washington County attended the workshop. The overall feedback regarding the workshop was very positive. There will be another public participation opportunity for Washington County in early 2008 to review the recommendations of The Washington County Comprehensive Plan.

Thank you to all who attended the workshop. Your opinion is valued and the results from the workshop will be forwarded to local government officials and workgroups to be considered during future decision-making processes. We will see you in 2008!

These results are not a valid representation of the total population of Washington County.

• Visioning Workshop Results

Countywide Survey February 2006

On December 7, 2005, Washington County held a Kickoff meeting to inform citizens about the Multi-Jurisdictional Comprehensive Planning process, timeline, and State law requirements. In addition, citizens had the opportunity to participate in a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (S.W.O.T.) workshop where they were able to share their opinions/perceptions about the County.

Click the link below to view detailed information regarding the results of this kickoff meeting.

• S.W.O.T. Results

Committee and Workgroup Meetings

Multi-jurisdictional Advisory Committee
Agricultural, Cultural, and Natural Resources Element Workgroup
Utilities and Community Facilities, Economic Development, and Housing Elements Workgroup
Land Use and Transportation Elements Workgroup
Local Government Partners

For more information regarding public input opportunties for your community
click on the name of your community below:

Town of Addison
Town of Barton
Town of Erin
Town of Farmington
Town of Germantown
Town of Hartford
Town of Kewaskum
Town of Polk
Town of Trenton
Town of Wayne
Village of Kewaskum

Information Materials

Smart Growth Informational Posters

Full size posters are available below.

Comprehensive Planning Newsletters

CP: Public Participation Plan

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Multi-Jurisdictional Public Participation Plan
(including appendices A through E)
Appendix F: Multi-Jurisdictional Planning Committee Structure
Appendix G: Public Participation Plan Washington County Multi-Jurisdictional Comprehensive Planning Process

Washington County and all 11 local government partners have adopted the Public Participation Plan by resolution.

The public participation plan seeks to:

Enhance public awareness of the planning effort and its importance
Educate citizens about trends
Provide opportunities for citizens to help identify key community issues
Develop a vision for the future of Washington County
Detail specific County wide public outreach efforts
Describe the local outreach efforts that will take place to learn about the needs and desires of local communities
Outline the responsibilities and costs to each partner
Provide a description of the public participation methods
Meet all of the requirements as outlined in § 66.1001(4)(a) of the Wis. Stats

The Comprehensive Planning Law
requires public participation
at every stage of the
Comprehensive Planning Process.

The Washington County
Multi-Jurisdictional Public Participation Plan
includes 6 main activities:

County wide random telephone survey.
Kickoff/SWOT workshop meeting will be held to inform residents of the comprehensive planning process and law requirements and gather the public's perceptions of their community and County through a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats workshop. One meeting will be conducted countywide and one conducted for each participating municipality.
Information/Visioning sessions will be held countywide and for each participating municipality. These sessions will provide information regarding inventory, forecasts, surveys and focus groups results and provide residents with the opportunity in defining a vision for the future of Washington County and each participating municipality.
An open house and informational/input meeting will be held to review the draft plan. One meeting will be conducted countywide and one conducted for each participating municipality.
A public hearing will be scheduled for Washington County and each partnering municipality prior to plan adoption.
Quarterly or semi annual intergovernmental meetings with local communities to discuss issues of mutual concern. (Throughout 3 year planning process)

CP: State Grant Awards

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The Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) has awarded a joint comprehensive planning (smart growth) grant of $280,000 to Washington County for the development of a multi-jurisdictional plan. Washington County scored an 85.87, ranking 3rd out of 26 applicants and is one of six that received a grant. The DOA grant program currently provides $2 million annually to help local communities develop comprehensive plans.

Washington County, in partnership with:

Town of Addison
Town of Barton
Town of Erin
Town of Farmington
Town of Germantown
Town of Hartford
Town of Kewaskum
Town of Polk
Town of Trenton
Town of Wayne
Village of Kewaskum

These municipalities have formally agreed to work together in a single planning effort to develop a multi-jurisdictional comprehensive (smart growth) plan that fulfills the requirements of the Wisconsin Comprehensive Planning Law enacted in 1999. All municipalities and the County are required to adopt a plan by January 1, 2010 including recommendations for housing, transportation, utilities and community facilities, agricultural, natural and cultural resources, economic development, intergovernmental cooperation, and land use.

CP: State Law Requirements

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CP: Summary

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Preliminary Draft of Chapter XVI - Summary of the Multi-Jurisdictional Comprehensive Plan for Washington County: 2035

(Disclaimer: These documents are preliminary drafts and revisions may still be made by the Comprehensive Plan Committees.)

• Draft Chapter XVI - Summary Chapter

CP: Technical Advisory Committee

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Washington County Comprehensive Planning Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

Advisory to the Planning, Conservation and Parks Committee, the Comprehensive Planning Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) members are County Board supervisors and staff from related committees and departments. The TAC reviews the preliminary draft chapters of the Washington County Comprehensive Plan.

Committee Member	Representing
Supervisor David Radermacher - Chairperson	Health & Aging Committee
Supervisor Larry Hoffmann - Vice Chairperson	Transit Committee
Supervisor James Schwartz	Local Emergency Planning
Vacant	Land Info. Advisory Committee
Ken Pesch	Highway Department
Linda Olson	Office on Aging
Linda Walter	Health Department