Title: East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission: Records
Inclusive Dates: 1960-1972

Creator:

• East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission.

Call Number: Series 2370

Quantity: 7.6 c.f. (19 archives boxes)

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Abstract:

Records of the Wolf River Basin Regional Planning Commission (1962-1967); its successor, the Northeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (1967-1972); and its successor, the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (1972-). Records consist of general correspondence, files of staff members, and publications dealing with various aspects of regional planning including zoning, sewerage management, flood control, water resources, soil conservation, and land use.

Language: English

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Authorized by Section 66.945 of the Wisconsin Statutes, the Wolf River Basin Regional Planning Commission was organized on July 12, 1962, following a public hearing held at the Shawano County Courthouse on December 19, 1961. By this statute, regional planning commissions were authorized to act in an advisory capacity and conduct research studies; make plans for the physical, social and economic preservation and development of the resources of the region; adopt such plans as its official recommendations for the development of the region; publicize its findings by distributing reports; and provide advisory services and act as a coordinating agency for local governmental units and public and private agencies within the region. Member counties included Forest, Langlade, Outagamie, Menominee, Shawano, Waupaca, and Winnebago. Waushara county became a member in 1964, and Florence county joined in 1967. Each member county was represented by three commissioners, one appointed by the county board and two appointed by the governor, one of whom must be nominated by the county board. The Secretary of the Department of Local Affairs and Development or his designee also served as an ex officio and non-voting member. The commission was financed by assessing members proportionate shares based on their equalized valuations and by supplementary federal funds granted under Section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954. Standing committees, comprised of Commissioners, were authorized to review problems referred to them by the commission and make recommendations. Advisory committees were created to promote citizen participation and functioned in conjunction with the standing committees.

Chapter 109 of the Wisconsin Statutes, gave the state Department of Resource Development (DRD) jurisdiction to develop an over-all comprehensive state plan, taking into account the plans of the various regional planning commissions of the state. Since the DRD was authorized to provide research facilities, technicians, and staffs to do the planning that was required in the Wolf River Basin, the planning commission entered into a contract with the DRD to conduct research studies, develop plans, programs and recommendations, and coordinate planning with other agencies on behalf of the regional planning commission.

At the quarterly meeting on April 27, 1967, the Wolf River Basin Regional Planning Commission voted unanimously to change its name to the Northeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, in the belief that the new name would add stature and give more meaning to its continuing research, advisory and planning services. Attempts to coordinate the Northeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission and a competing organization, the Fox Valley Council of Governments, which included municipalities in Outagamie, Winnebago, and Calumet counties, failed. Although the functions of the two did not conflict, friction continued between them. The Fox Valley Council of Governments, which had been created under Section 66.30 of the Statutes, was disqualified as a regional planning authority by the Attorney General in August, 1971. (60 OAG 313) The opinion states that “sec. 66.30, Stats., is not envisioned as providing authority for regional planning in the sense that planning would include general comprehensive planning over an area which would include the territories of several municipalities.” (P. 315)

Section 66.30 was interpreted as allowing for cooperative planning of only a specific contractual nature, limited by the powers possessed by any single municipality. “Section 66.30 was not designed solely, or probably even primarily, as a regional planning statute.” (47 OAG 52, p. 52) “[T]he only cooperative planning activity envisioned under sec. 66.30, Stats., would be that planning which is collateral to the organization, implementation and administration of specific projects contracted for under the authority of that section. The grant of general regional or multi-jurisdictional planning authority appropriately falls within the scope of sec. 66.945, Stats.” (60 OAG 313, p. 320)

In 1972 the Northeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission was succeeded by the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, the sole regional planning authority in the region with the demise of the Fox Valley Council of Government. Its planning functions were broadened to serve a larger planning area and to respond to expanding federal programs and funding requirements. Later in 1972 the Secretary of the Department of Local Affairs and Development (the state agency created in 1967, to which were transferred the state, local and regional planning functions of the former Department of Resource Development) recommended that the urban planning technicians and programs of what was formerly the Council of Governments be consolidated with the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. Member counties in the new commission included Marquette, Green Lake, Fond du Lac, Waushara, Winnebago, Calumet, Waupaca, Outagamie, Shawano, and Menominee.

The records of the Wolf River Basin Regional Planning Commission and its successor, the Northeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, consists of general correspondence, files of staff members, and publications. The correspondence, arranged chronologically, dates from 1966 to 1972 and deals with various aspects of regional planning including such topics as grant applications, zoning, sewage management, flood control, water resources, soil conservation and land use.

The records of the chairman, Gordon A. Bubolz, date from 1962 to 1971 and consist chiefly of correspondence, speeches, and various committee minutes. Files of the assistant planner, dating from 1964 to 1968, deal with recreational planning and include inventories of recreational areas, correspondence, reports and minutes. The files of the chief land use planner, concerning zoning and dating from 1960 to 1971, consist of correspondence, zoning ordinances, and other related material. The bulk of the collection consists of publications produced by the commission, from the first annual report of 1963 to a 10-year progress report published in 1972.

Fox Valley Council of Governments: Records, 1955-1972 (Series 2369).

Processing Information

Processed by N. Kaufer, July 7, 1975.

	Series: General Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   1-10	August, 1966 - December 1968
Box   2 Folder   1-8	January - September, 1969
Box   3 Folder   1-9	October, 1969 - December, 1970
Box   4 Folder   1-10	January, 1971 - June, 1972
	Series: Files of the Chairman, Gordon A. Bubolz	⇧
Box   5 Folder   1	Agricultural Conservation Program Meeting, 1966
Box   5 Folder   2	Annual Report, 1963
Box   5 Folder   3	Around the Lakes Steering Committee, 1966-1967
Box   5 Folder   4	Budget, 1965-1967
Box   5 Folder   5	Clippings, 1963-1964
	Community Facilities Committee
Box   5 Folder   6	Minutes, 1966
Box   5 Folder   7	1966-1968
Box   5 Folder   8	Community Planning Institute, 1967
Box   5 Folder   9	Comprehensive Area Plans for Water and Sewer Systems, 1966, 1967
	Correspondence
Box   5 Folder   10	1965-1966
Box   5 Folder   11	1966-1967
Box   5 Folder   12	County Agents' Land Use Inventory, 1963-1964
Box   5 Folder   13	East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission: Proposal for the Formation of, 1963-1964
Box   5 Folder   14	Economic Analysis Policy Group, 1964
Box   5 Folder   15	Executive Committee, 1962, 1963, 1966
Box   5 Folder   16	Finance Committee, 1966-1969
Box   5 Folder   17	Fish and Wildlife Committee, 1967-1968
Box   5 Folder   18	Forest, Parks, Recreation and Open Space Committee, 1966-1968
	Forest Advisory Committee
Box   5 Folder   19	Minutes, 1963-1967
Box   5 Folder   20	1962-1966
Box   6 Folder   1	1965-1968
Box   6 Folder   2	Forest County's Economic Potential: Preliminary Observations on Immediate and Long-Term Development Possibilities, 1963
Box   6 Folder   3	Highways and Transportation Committee, (1964-1968)
Box   6 Folder   4	Highway Workshop, 1964
Box   6 Folder   5	Inland Waters Seminar, 1964
Box   6 Folder   6	Inter-County Regional Conservation Club, 1964
Box   6 Folder   7	Land Acquisition and Public Facilities Committee, 1965
Box   6 Folder   8	Land Use Planning, 1965-1966
Box   6 Folder   9	Land-Water Use and Zoning Committee, 1963
Box   6 Folder   10	Minutes, 1964, 1966, 1968
	Padus Foundation - Padus Village Restoration Project - Forest County
Box   6 Folder   11-12	1966-1971
Box   6 Folder   13	1970 and n.d.
Box   6 Folder   14	Project 4-H Club and Youth Camp, 1963
	Project-
Box   6 Folder   15	Hayman Falls, Shawano, 1964-1965
Box   6 Folder   16	Langlade County, 1964 and n.d.
Box   6 Folder   17	Mosquito Hill, 1967
Box   6 Folder   18	Pearson Dam, 1963
	Projects
Box   6 Folder   19	General, 1962-1964
Box   7 Folder   1	Menominee County, 1963-1965
	Public Lands Committee
Box   7 Folder   2	1966-1967
Box   7 Folder   3	1967-1968
Box   7 Folder   4	1966-1968
Box   7 Folder   5	Public Land Ownership and Local Economy Committee, 1967-1968
Box   7 Folder   6	Quarterly Progress Reports, 1962-1965
Box   7 Folder   7	Research and Publications Subcommittee, 1964
Box   7 Folder   8	Right-of-Way Practices Subcommittee, 1963
Box   7 Folder   9	Scenic and Historic Sites Subcommittee, 1963
Box   7 Folder   10	“701” Planning Project, 1968-1969
	Speeches
Box   7 Folder   11	1963-1966
Box   8 Folder   1	1967-1969 and n.d.
Box   8 Folder   2	Tourist - Recreational Promotion Advisory Committee, 1963
Box   8 Folder   3	Water Conference, 1965
Box   8 Folder   4	Water Conservation and Development Committee, 1966-1968
Box   8 Folder   5	Water Resources Advisory Committee, 1962, 1964-1965
Box   8 Folder   6-7	Watershed, Pigeon River, 1963-1964
Box   8 Folder   8	Wildlife Resources Advisory Committee, 1963-1964
Box   8 Folder   9	Wolf River Planning, n.d.
Box   8 Folder   10	Work Program Projects, 1966
	Series: Files of the Assistant Planner	⇧
Box   9 Folder   1	Correspondence, 1964-1967
	Inventory of Potential Outdoor Recreation Areas and Facilities
Box   9 Folder   2	Outagamie County, 1965
Box   9 Folder   3	Waupaca County, 1965
Box   9 Folder   4	Winnebago County, 1965
Box   9 Folder   5	Inventory of Existing Outdoor Private Recreation Business, 1966
	LAWCON
Box   9 Folder   6	General, 1965-1967
Box   9 Folder   7	Langlade County, 1966-1967
Box   9 Folder   8	Outagamie County, n.d.
Box   9 Folder   9	Minutes, HUD Meeting, 1966
	Open Space
Box   9 Folder   10	Outagamie County, 1966
Box   9 Folder   11	Winnebago County, 1966
Box   9 Folder   12	Outdoor Recreational Sites, Southeastern Wisconsin, 1967
	Parks and Recreation
Box   9 Folder   13	Six Year Plan, n.d.
Box   9 Folder   14	Surveys, Shawano County, 1968
Box   9 Folder   15	Project No. 48-00070, Wolf River Acquisition, 1967
Box   9 Folder   16	Recreation Needs, Winnebago County, 1940-2020
Box   9 Folder   17	Summary of Governmental Division, 1960
	Urban Recreation Needs and Responsibility
Box   9 Folder   18	Study, n.d.
Box   10 Folder   1	Inventory of Public and Private Recreation Areas, 1967
Box   10 Folder   2	Water and Sewer Planning, Shawano County, 1968
Box   10 Folder   3	Wisconsin Conservation Department, Outdoor Recreation Survey Reports, 1967
Box   10 Folder   4	Wolf River Country Film - Script, 1965-1966
	Series: Files of the Chief Land Use Planner	⇧
Box   10 Folder   5	Building Code, n.d.
Box   10 Folder   6	Comprehensive Plan, Forest County, 1969
	General Development Plan
Box   10 Folder   7	Towns of Dayton, Farmington, and Waupaca, 1965
Box   10 Folder   8	Waupaca, 1963
Box   10 Folder   9	Housing Code, 1960, 1969
	Ordinance
Box   10 Folder   10	Model Development, 1965
Box   10 Folder   11	Model Subdivision, n.d.
	Zoning
Box   10 Folder   12	Administration Procedures, 1968, 1971
Box   10 Folder   13	County Advisory Committees, Members, Nov. 1967
Box   10 Folder   14	Ordinance, 1958, 1967, 1969
Box   10 Folder   15	Ratification of, 1967-1970
Box   10 Folder   16	Shoreland and Flood Plain, 1966, 1967-1968, 1971
	Series: Publications	⇧
	Annual Report
Box   11 Folder   1-2	1963-1964
Box   11 Folder   5-6	1965-1966
Box   12 Folder   6	1967
Box   12 Folder   11	1968
Box   15 Folder   3	1969
Box   11 Folder   3	Model Development Ordinances, (Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Regulations, Building and Sanitary Code), 1965
Box   11 Folder   4	Comprehensive Planning Program, 1965-1966
Box   12 Folder   1	Publication List
	1967
Box   12 Folder   2	Projected Planning Program
Box   12 Folder   3	Comprehensive Area Plans, Water and Sewer Systems
Box   12 Folder   4	Shoreland Ordinance, Outagamie County
	1968
Box   12 Folder   5	Planting Guide
Box   12 Folder   7	Model Subdivision Ordinance
Box   12 Folder   8	Zoning and Sanitary Administration Manual
Box   12 Folder   9	Community Planning Institute
Box   12 Folder   10	Projected Planning Program for NEWPRC
	1969
Box   12 Folder   12	A Prospectus, Solid Waste Disposal Planning Program
Box   12 Folder   13	Outdoor Recreation Program, City of Manawa
Box   12 Folder   14	Outdoor Recreation Plan, Waushara County
Box   12 Folder   15	Programs and Progress of the NEWPRC
Box   12 Folder   16	Outdoor Recreation Plan, Winnebago County
Box   12 Folder   17	Proposed Subdivision Ordinance, Waushara County
Box   12 Folder   18	Flood Plain Information, Lake Poygan to Shawano
	Comprehensive Water and Sewer Planning Report
Box   12 Folder   19	Shawano County
Box   13 Folder   1	Winnebago County
Box   13 Folder   2	Mobile Home and Travel Trailer Regulatory Methods
Box   13 Folder   3	Daily River Stages in Northeastern Wisconsin
Box   13 Folder   4	Detailed Population Study for the Shawano Lake Area Council Of Governments
	1970
	Comprehensive Water and Sewer Planning Report
Box   13 Folder   5	Langlade County
Box   13 Folder   6	Menominee County
Box   13 Folder   7	Water Quality and Flow of Streams Northeastern Wisconsin
Box   13 Folder   8	Model Regional Building Code
	Comprehensive Water and Sewer Planning Report
Box   14 Folder   1	Outagamie County
Box   14 Folder   2	Florence County
Box   14 Folder   3	Natural Resource Inventory, Winnebago County
Box   14 Folder   4	Review of Existing Disposal Facilities in Outagamie County
Box   14 Folder   5	Comprehensive Water and Sewer Planning Report, Forest County
Box   14 Folder   6	Economic Base Study for the Shawano Lake Area Council of Governments
Box   14 Folder   7	Population study for the Shawano Lake Area Council of Governments
Box   14 Folder   8	Population Study, Forest County
Box   14 Folder   9	Outdoor Recreation Plan for Shawano County
Box   15 Folder   1	Demonstration Project Grant Application: Experimental Use of Emergent Vegetation for the Biological Treatment of Municipal and Agricultural Waste in Northeastern Wisconsin
Box   15 Folder   2	Solid Waste Study in Winnebago County
Box   15 Folder   4	Comprehensive Water and Sewer Planning Report, Waupaca County
Box   15 Folder   5	Economic Base Study, Florence County
Box   15 Folder   6	Feasibility study of Sanitary Sewerage Facilities in and About Plamann Park
Box   15 Folder   7	Historical Sketch and Significance of the Hydrolic Program
Box   16 Folder   3	Daily River Stages
	1971
Box   15 Folder   8	Current and Pending Programs
Box   15 Folder   9	Comparison of 1960 and 1970 Population Data of the Northeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission Area
	Publications for the Shawano Lake Area Council of Governments
Box   15 Folder   10	Existing Land Use
Box   15 Folder   11	Transportation Study
Box   15 Folder   12	Neighborhood Analysis
Box   16 Folder   1	Community Facilities Plan
Box   16 Folder   2	Transportation and Land Use Plan
Box   16 Folder   4	Water and Natural Resources Study
Box   16 Folder   5	Annotated Bibliography of Selected Water Resources
Box   16 Folder   6	Natural Resource Inventory, Florence County
Box   16 Folder   7	Guide for Project Notification and Review System
Box   16 Folder   8	Solid Waste Disposal Guide, Winnebago County
	Publications for the Waupaca Area Council of Governments
Box   16 Folder   9	Community Facilities Plan
Box   16 Folder   10	Population, Economic Base, Industry, Commerce, Socio-Cultural and Shopping Facilities Study
Box   16 Folder   11	Existing Land Use and Neighborhood Analysis
Box   16 Folder   12	Transportation Study
Box   17 Folder   1	Transportation and Land Use Plan
Box   17 Folder   2	Water and Natural Resources Study
Box   17 Folder   3	Comprehensive Water and Sewer Planning Report, Waushara County
Box   17 Folder   4	Transportation Study for Florence County
Box   17 Folder   5	Natural Resource Inventory, Outagamie County
Box   17 Folder   6	Existing Land Use Study for Florence County
Box   17 Folder   7	Community Facilities Study for Florence County
Box   17 Folder   8	Natural Resource Inventory, Shawano County
Box   17 Folder   9	Summary of Flood Forecasting in Northeastern Wisconsin
Box   17 Folder   10	Regional Development Concept
Box   17 Folder   11	Natural Resource Inventory, Waupaca County
Box   18 Folder   1	County Housing Authorities - Facts, Forms, Functions
Box   18 Folder   2	The Housing Element
	Outdoor Recreation Plan
Box   18 Folder   4	Forest County
Box   18 Folder   5	Florence County
Box   18 Folder   6	Waupaca County
Box   18 Folder   7	Application for Eligibility for Outagamine County in the National Flood Insurance Program
Box   18 Folder   8	Application for Eligibility for Waupaca County in the National Flood Insurance Program
Box   18 Folder   9	Application for Eligibility for Shawano County in the National Flood Insurance Program
Box   18 Folder   10	Solid Waste Disposal Guide, Outagamie County
Box   18 Folder   11	Model PUD Ordinance
Box   19 Folder   1	Water and Natural Resources Study, Florence County
Box   19 Folder   2	Outdoor Recreation Plan, Winnebago County
Box   19 Folder   3	Chronicle of a New Town - Recreation Industry as an Economic Base
Box   19 Folder   4	Chronicle of Campus Housing - Fox Valley Technical Institute
Box   19 Folder   5	Chronicle of a New Community with a Job Base
Box   19 Folder   6	Chronicle of a Mini Community - Retirement Housing with an Economic Base
Box   19 Folder   7	Daily River Stages in Northeastern Wisconsin
	1972
Box   18 Folder   3	Projected Planning Program
Box   19 Folder   8	10 Years Progress 1962-1972