Draft Plan Comment Period Extended to July 14

The deadline for sending comments regarding the draft Dane County Shoreland and Riparian Management Plan has been extended to Monday, July 14, 2008.

Comments should be communicated to Brian Standing, Senior Planner with Dane County Planning and Development and project director, at (608) 267-4115 or standing@co.dane.wi.us.

The draft Dane County Shoreland and Riparian Management Plan provides a set of recommendations to better protect Dane County's surface waters from near-shore impacts. It builds on the Phase I Waterbody Classification Report, which classifies Dane County Waters into Urban, Developing and Rural categories based on their physical characteristics and planned level of development.

The Dane County Lakes and Watershed Commission held three public listening sessions focused on the draft plan in May.