About the CARPC

To send correspondence to CARPC commissioners, you may mail them to our main office, email individuals, or click e-mail all commissioners to send an e-mail that all commissioners and CARPC staff will view.

Contact Staff

City County Building
Room 362
210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Madison WI 53703
Directions to office

Phone: 608-266-4137
Fax: 608-266-9117
Main office e-mail

Kamran Mesbah
Deputy Director and Director of Environmental Resources Planning
608-266-9283 e-mail
Mike Kakuska
Senior Environmental Planner
608-266-9111 e-mail
Mike Rupiper
Environmental Engineer
608-261-1573 e-mail
Chris Gjestson
Administrative Services Manager
608-266-4138 e-mail
Barbara Weber
Senior Community Planner
608-266-9113 e-mail
David Greene
Senior Community Planner 608-266-4593
e-mail
Bridgit Van Belleghem
Junior Planner
608-266-4637 e-mail
Aaron Krebs
GIS Specialist
266-9002 e-mail
Steve Wagner
Graphic Designer
266-9108 e-mail

To provide comments or concerns about the CARPC website E-mail Steve Wagner

The Capital Area Regional Planning Commission

Dane County Graphic

The Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC) was created on May 2, 2007, by Executive Order #197 of Wisconsin Governor James Doyle pursuant to §66.0309 Wis. Stats. The creation was requested in the form of adopted resolutions See Draft Resolution by local units of government in Dane County representing over 87% of the population and equalized property valuation in the county. The territory of the CARPC is Dane County and the cities and villages with incorporated areas in Dane County. The Commission is composed of thirteen Commissioners appointed by the Mayor of the City of Madison (4), the Dane County Executive (3), the Dane County Cities and Villages Association (3), and the Dane County Towns Association (3).

The function of the Commission is to serve as the regional planning and areawide water quality management planning entity for the Dane County region, consistent with §66.0309, Wis. Stats. and state Administrative Code NR 121. The Commission is charged with the duty of preparing and adopting a master plan for the physical development of the region, and maintaining a continuing areawide water quality management planning process in order to manage, protect, and enhance the water resources of the region, including consideration of the relationship of water quality to land and water resources and uses.

Related Links:
Profile of the region View
Adopted goals, objectives and policies
WDNR approvel letter of policies and criteria for amendments to sewer service areas.
2010 Work program
Summary Timeline 2008-2014
2010 Budget
Bylaws of the CARPC