Regional Development Goals and Objectives, and Policies and Criteria

The Goals and Objectives, and Policies and Criteria developed by the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission were adopted and amended at the CARPC meeting on February 28, 2008. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources adopted and approved these Policies and Criteria as an amendment to the Dane County Water Quality Plan on Dec 11, 2008. DNR Letter

Last Update:
The red-lined documents referenced below were adopted and amended at the CARPC meeting of January 24, 2008, and are available by download (Goals and Objectives as adopted by Resolution CARPC No. 2008-2 and Policies and Criteria as adopted by Resolution CARPC No. 2008-1.)

Public Comments
local_governments_comments 8 meg. PDF
special_interest_comments 5.5 meg PDF
individual_comments 1 meg PDF

The CARPC worked diligently reviewing the original goals and objectives of the former RPC used in evaluating urban service area requests. The CARPC used the original goals and objectives and the service area policies and criteria of the 1997 Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan as a starting point and modified them through extensive discussions.

The following draft documents are a reflection of this work. The drafts reflect additions and modifications that the majority of the commissioners felt were needed to update the documents. The Goals and Objectives document (Red lined Goals and Objectives document) is to guide the Commission’s general direction and the portion of its work that has to do with creating a vision of the region. The Policies and Criteria document (Redlined Policies and Criteria document) is to guide the Commission’s approach to expanding sewer service areas in the region to accommodate the expected growth while protecting or restoring its natural resources.

Contact Kamran Mesbah at 266-9283 KamranM@CapitalAreaRPC.org with questions or concerns.