E-Newsletter Volume 12, Issue 12 / December 2022 |
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The Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission staff would like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday season! Please note that our office will be closed on the following days for this holiday season:
- Friday, December 23, 2022
- Monday, December 26, 2022
- Friday, December 30, 2022
- Monday, January 2, 2023
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Welcome to Our Newest Employee! |
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We are pleased to welcome Izzy Fuller to the Bay-Lake RPC team!
Izzy joins our team as an Environmental Planner and will be assisting in environmental reviews, resiliency planning for rural and urban landscapes, and coordination with environmental organizations on projects and plans within the Bay-Lake Region.
Izzy has a bachelor’s degree in Environmental and Sustainability Studies and Urban Ecology from the University of Utah. In the past several years, she has worked as an intern and researcher, planning and managing several environmental projects and facilitating community engagement related to sustainability and social justice. In 2022, Izzy was awarded the Marriott Library Honors Thesis Award for her thesis, "Impact of 'Landscape Lab' Green Infrastructure on Red Butte Creek Hydrologic Patterns".
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2023 Technical Assistance Grants Now Open |
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We are once again offering our Technical Assistance Grant Program to our member communities. This program offers limited free professional planning assistance on small-scale plans or projects. Eligible projects must fit within the Commission’s work program and fall under the categories of community planning, economic development, mapping/visualization, environmental, or transportation planning.
Up to three projects from throughout the Bay-Lake region will be selected to be carried out by Commission staff at no cost. Each project will be limited to a maximum of 40 hours of staff time. Larger projects are also eligible to get a project underway. All awarded technical assistance hours must be used in 2023.
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Over the past few months, the Commission completed comprehensive plan updates for the City of Plymouth in Sheboygan County and the City of Two Rivers in Manitowoc County. These comprehensive plans serve as a long-range guide for the growth and development of these communities for the next 20 years. The comprehensive plans can be viewed by clicking on the following links:
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During the November School Board meeting, the Luxemburg-Casco School District School Board approved the Luxemburg-Casco School District Safe Routes to School Action Plan. The final approved document is a result of an 18-month planning effort in which the Commission assisted the School District, and will act as a guide to site specific improvements and Safe Routes to School programming efforts for the School District and local communities for years to come. The final action plan can be viewed by clicking on the link below:
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Main Street Bounceback Grant Program to Close December 2022 |
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Bay-Lake RPC is continuing to accept grant applications for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Main Street Bounceback Grant program. However, businesses applicants are cautioned that the program will be closing at the end of December and remaining funding is very limited.
Since the program began, we have received over 1,500 Intents to Apply and funded 696 applications!
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Updating the long-range transportation plan for the metropolitan planning area continues to be a major task in 2022. Commission staff continued work on draft Chapters 6 (Transportation and Land Use), 7 (Recommended Transportation Plan) and 9 (Financial Plan) of the Year 2050 SATP in November. The Sheboygan MPO Technical and Policy Advisory Committees completed their review of draft Chapter 5 (Existing Condition of the Transportation Network) of the Year 2050 SATP at their special joint meeting in November.
Commission staff also assisted Shoreline Metro in finalizing its Public Transit Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) and targets in November. Shoreline Metro’s safety committee recommended approval of the PTASP Update in mid-November, and the Sheboygan Transit Commission approved the PTASP Update for Shoreline Metro in late November. Approval of the PTASP Update and targets for the MPO will take place in December.
Commission staff recently submitted a proposal to Sheboygan County to conduct a transportation planning/feasibility study for the county. This study was proposed by the county’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) transportation taskforce earlier in 2022.
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Upcoming Events & Meetings |
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Sheboygan MPO Technical and Policy Advisory Committees Joint Meeting
Thursday, December 8, 1:00pm
Sheboygan City Hall and Online
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Bay-Lake RPC Full
Commission Meeting
Friday, December 9, 10:00am
The Woods Golf Club
530 Erie Road,
Green Bay, WI 54311
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- January 27, 2023 -
Bay-Lake RPC Executive
Committee Meeting
10:00am
Bay-Lake RPC Office
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Funding and Grant Opportunities |
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December and January Grant Deadlines
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- AARP Wisconsin Small Dollar, Big Impact Grant (December 6)
- ALDI Cares Community Grants (December 15)
- T-Mobile Hometown Grants Program (December 30)
- WEDC Main Street Bounceback Grant Program (December 31)
- Wis NRF Go Outside Fund (December 31)
- WDT Ready, Set, Go! (RSG) Grant Program (January 1)
- WDT Tourist Information Center (TIC) Grant Program (January 1)
- Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Program (January 27)
- WEDC Vibrant Spaces Grant (January 31)
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Do you want to know more about planning services or grants available? |
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The staff of the Bay-Lake RPC are happy to speak to your boards/councils, committees, organization, or community groups about what is happening in our region. We are also available to assist communities and counties with meeting facilitation.
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