Community Development Impact July 2022

Kevin conducted research and a compiled reports on behalf of the towns of Lima, Holland, Scott, and Mosel to determine the effectiveness of an innovative farmland preservation zoning strategy he had helped them develop in 2016. The Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) had approved the customized strategy five years ago contingent […]

Sheboygan United at Hmong Summer Festival

Sheboygan United (formerly Familias Unidas) is a partnership with UW Madison Division of Extension – Sheboygan Positive Youth Development, Sheboygan Department of Public Health, Safe Harbor, Partners for Community Development, Aging Disability Resources Center, and Sheboygan County. Dedicated to increasing access to community resources and facilitating wellness through culturally competent outreach to youth and adults, […]

Making An Impact: Community Development March 2022

A pair of towns contacted Kevin asking for assistance with the process of adding standards to their zoning ordinance for wind energy facilities. With the recent news of a developer looking at siting 16 tall (673 ft.) wind turbines throughout the county, having state-compliant standards in place will allow these towns to protect public health, […]

Making An Impact: Community Development February 2022

The Town of Herman asked Kevin to help enhance its zoning ordinance’s performance standards, thereby enabling the Town to change several listed business types from conditional to permitted in its ordinance. This revision will streamline the development process for many future business owners, since a conditional use permit will no longer be required in many […]

Making An Impact: Community Development October 2021

Analyzed zoning maps and documentation over the past 10 years in the Town of Lima to assist a landowner in determining when and why her property had been rezoned from A-2 to A-5. The information discovered will help the landowner make future decisions regarding land use on the property. Answered questions and provided resources for […]

Making an Impact: Community Development September 2021

Kevin Struck, Community Development Educator Wrote an objective, easy to understand two-page summary of the 42-page Waldo Mill Pond Management Plan to accompany an upcoming opinion survey mailing to 226 local households. This summary is intended to give survey recipients who otherwise would probably not read such an extensive and technical plan some basic background […]

Making an Impact: Community Development August 2021

Kevin Struck, Community Development Educator The Community Development Educator provided public hearing, resolution, and ordinance templates, draft maps, and guidance to the Town of Herman as it went through the process of revising the future land use map within its Comprehensive Plan to allow for a business/research park expansion of Lakeland University. During the public […]

Making an Impact: Community Development July 2021

Kevin Stuck, Community Development Educator Cyberattacks on infrastructure are becoming increasingly frequent, as almost daily national headlines confirm. To assess how prepared local water utilities are to protect their systems against such attacks, Kevin created and mailed a 12-question survey to all 11 water utilities in Sheboygan County. The questions arose out of his extensive […]

Making an Impact: Community Development June 2021

Kevin Stuck, Community Development Educator Co-hosted an educational Zoom session for 21 Town of Holland households that had participated in a well water testing program coordinated by the Sheboygan County Extension Office in partnership with the Center for Watershed Science and Education at UW-Stevens Point. Participants learned the basics about groundwater, well construction, potential contaminants, […]