Comprehensive Planning

Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan Update (with Economic Development Emphasis) Presentations and Reports:

• Jefferson County Asset and Initial Opportunity Analysis (17 pages, 14.88 MB)
  Presented by Steve Grabow, Professor and Community Development Educator, University of Wisconsin-Extension, Jefferson County and Dennis Heling, Executive Director, Jefferson County Economic Development Consortium (JCEDC)
• Community Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (S.W.O.C. Analysis) Proceedings Report of Detailed Findings by Individual Community (86 pages, 1.65 MB)
  By Steve Grabow, Professor and Community Development Educator, University of Wisconsin-Extension, Jefferson County in conjunction with Dennis Heling, Executive Director, JCEDC
• S.W.O.C. Analysis Straw Poll Results: Themes of Emphasis and Vision Statement Samples (12 pages, 46 KB)
  By Steve Grabow, Professor and Community Development Educator, University of Wisconsin-Extension, Jefferson County in conjunction with Dennis Heling, Executive Director, JCEDC
• Topic Group/Focus Group Proceedings Report: Compilation of Vision Ideas and Moving Toward Consensus (15 pages, 48 KB)
  By Steve Grabow, Professor and Community Development Educator, University of Wisconsin-Extension, Jefferson County in conjunction with Dennis Heling, Executive Director, JCEDC
• Jefferson County Economic Vision and Positioning Initiative: Storybook (33 pages, 35.4 MB)
  Sponsored By the Jefferson County Economic Development Consortium (JCEDC)
•  Approved Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan Update with Economic Development Emphasis  (88 pages, 3360 KB)  Approved by the Jefferson County Board December 14, 2010
• Narrative Report for Final Plan Implementation by Community (19 pages, 64 KB, pdf)

Comprehensive Planning and Agricultural Preservation:

• Jefferson County Farmland Preservation Report (86 pages, 3.59 MB)
  By UW-Madison Department of Urban and Regional Planning Graduate Workshop; Advisor – Professor Kurt Paulsen
• Jefferson County Farmland Preservation Presentation (44 pages, 3.13 MB)
  By UW-Madison Department of Urban and Regional Planning Graduate Workshop; Advisor – Professor Kurt Paulsen
• Wisconsin Counties magazine article: “Jefferson County Plan Saves Agricultural Land” (3 pages, 283 KB)
  By Jim Schneider, UW-Extension Local Government Center and Steve Grabow, UW-Extension, Jefferson County