SHAPING OUR FUTURE IN THE 21^ST CENTURY
The East Central Wisconsin Regional Comprehensive Plan 2030

Regional Focus Groups

Results by County

The focus groups were successful in bringing together a wide range of interests.

Participants included:

• County, city, village, and town officials

• Staff from special districts (school districts and sanitary districts)

• Representatives from major utility companies ie. Wisconsin Electric

• Individuals representing tourism, health care, lake associations, social services, planning, housing, land and water conservation, transportation, parks, agriculture, recreation, zoning, DNR, and law enforcement

• Economic development interests (chamber of commerce, economic development corporation and job center staff)

• Developers, builders and realtors

• The three tribes (the Menominee, the Oneida, and the Stockbridge-Munsee)

• Representatives of the Hispanic, Hmong and Afro-Caribbean communities

• High school students and representatives of organizations who work with young people

• Representatives of the elderly

• A number of interested citizens

There was an overall participation rate of approximately 50%. Participation rates varied by county. Winnebago (65%), Waushara (54%), and Waupaca (50%), had the highest participation rates while Menominee (26%), Calumet (33%), and Fond du Lac (37%), had lower participation rates.

To view a full recording of the issues, opportunities, and priorities identified by each group of participants click on the table below: