Northwest Regional Comprehensive Plan

The proposed Northwest Regional Comprehensive Plan for the counties of Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, and Washburn, in summary, contains the following items and information regarding: maps; issues and opportunities; housing; transportation; utilities and community facilities; natural, cultural, and agricultural resources; economic development; intergovernmental cooperation; land use; and implementation. A regional planning commission's comprehensive plan is only advisory in its applicability to a political subdivision and a political subdivision's comprehensive plan.

Notice of Public Hearing (PDF)

Northwest Wisconsin Regional Comprehensive Plan

Plan Cover (PDF)
Table of Contents (PDF)
Introduction (PDF)
Element 1 - Demographics (PDF)
Element 2 - Housing (PDF)
Element 3 - Transportation (PDF)
Element 4 - Infrastructure (PDF)
Element 5 - The Physical Environment (PDF)
Element 6 - Regional Economics (PDF)
Element 7 - Intergovernmental Coordination (PDF)
Element 8 - The Built Environment (PDF)
Element 9 - Implementation (PDF)


Northwest Wisconsin Regional Comprehensive Plan (PDF) (Entire Plan is less than 125 megabytes)