Douglas County

The committee is scheduled to convene to evaluate the Public Assemblage License application submitted by Mont du Lac Resort for the upcoming BowFest 2026 event.

The committee meeting addressed several key business items, including the opening of land bids and consideration of a land donation. The committee reviewed a resolution concerning the issuance of tax deeds and discussed informational items regarding economic development and the land improvement account fund balance. Additionally, future agenda items for potential land development were noted.

The committee addressed several zoning amendments, conditional-use permit applications for hobby farms, home occupations, and non-metallic mines, as well as a permit revision for a communications tower. Additionally, the meeting included department reports on planning, zoning, land conservation, and register of deeds activities. Action items included a request to waive an after-the-fact fee, a position reclassification for land records staff, and a resolution to request the Wisconsin Counties Association to lobby for greater local control over large-scale infrastructure and industrial projects. Informational items regarding wetland mitigation credits were also reviewed.

The committee held a public hearing and regular meeting to address various zoning matters. Topics included petitions for zone changes, requests for conditional-use permits for hobby farms, asphalt plants, and communication tower revisions, as well as renewals for non-metallic mine permits and updates to reclamation plans. Several items were referred to future meetings pending town responses. The department also discussed informational items including new cover page procedures for town applications, updates on wetland mitigation credits, and a policy change to convert large agenda attachments into clickable links.

The board introduced new staff members and received departmental activity reports from various units including Veterans Services, Mental Health/AODA, Intake & Assessment, Youth & Family Services, ADRC, CLTS, Economic Support, and Public/Environmental Health. Action items included the approval and referral to the Administration Committee of Opioid Settlement funding requests for Hope Haven Peer Respite and safe needle disposal boxes for city parks. Additionally, an informational update was provided regarding the 2025 and 2026 budgets.