APPROVING PARKS DEPARTMENT AND CONSERVATION, PLANNING, AND ZONING DEPARTMENT TO BECOME THE CONSERVATION, PLANNING, AND PARKS DEPARTMENT

Placemaking is a strategic priority that Sauk County has supported for many years.  This support has included the development of a Place Plan.  The Place Plan concentrates on community development and quality of life.  Many of the ways that Sauk County Government influence the community are found in the Conservation, Planning, and Zoning Department and the Parks Department.  These include improving and maintaining natural, agricultural, and cultural resources.  The Parks and CPZ Department currently have many areas of overlap, including the Great Sauk State Trail, the Baraboo River Corridor Plan, and the Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan.  As we continue to progress the Place Plan forward and work to support our high class Parks Department, implementing a collaborative departmental change will allow us to increase value to the visitor and the community, to plan development of the Parks system, and to implement improved conservation standards across our Parks. This change supports the Parks future development.