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Capital Area Regional Planning Commission
Monthly meetings currently take place in a hybrid form, at the CARPC office when possible and on Zoom; for instructions: capitalarearpc.org/meetings.
media release: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission will hold a public hearing convening at 6:00 PM, March 14, 2024, for the purpose of public input on a proposed amendment to the Dane County Water Quality Plan revising the sewer service area boundary and environmental corridors in the Northern Urban Service Area, requested by the Village of DeForest. The proposed amendment is currently in the Village of DeForest, with most of the area within the Cherokee Lake-Yahara River (HUC 12: 070900020504) watershed and a portion in the Token Creek (HUC 12: 070900020503) watershed. It includes the addition of approximately 175 acres of land, including approximately 21 acres of existing right-of-way and 17 acres of proposed environmental corridors, for a net of approximately 137 developable acres to the Northern Urban Service Area. The application has or soon will be posted on the service area amendment page of the CARPC website.
This meeting will be conducted virtually via Zoom and may also have an in-person component. (subject to change, refer to final agenda). Via Zoom, you may participate in the meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone at this URL:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81849479830?pwd=REdQdXAvMC9aWCtXc0d6MTYvSmIvZz09. Or by telephone at 301 715 8592 (Webinar ID: 818 4947 9830, Passcode 362016 ). The final agenda can be found on our company website the week of the meeting.
If you need other accommodation to attend the meeting, please call Tanya Sime at 608 509 6025.
Communities are encouraged to notify potentially affected property owners in their communities about the public hearing. There will also be another opportunity for public comment when the Commission acts on this amendment at the April 11, 2024, Commission meeting.
Written comments may be mailed to the CARPC office by March 4, 2024, or may be submitted by e-mail to tanyas@capitalarearpc.org by March 13, 2024.
For information or questions on the proposed amendment, you may contact Nick Bower at nickb@capitalarearpc.org or 608 474 6019.