Services

On a multi-county level, the West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission conducts economic development and transportation planning and project development.  The Commission is designated as an economic development district by the Economic Development Administration.  It is required to undertake economic development planning and project identification for all seven counties of the region.  In the area of transportation, it provides administrative and planning staff to the Chippewa-Eau Claire Metropolitan Planning Organization, the entity responsible for urban transportation planning and project programming.

On a county and local level, the services of the Commission are quite diversified and include:

Economic Development
  • Local economic strategiesDollar sign
  • Industrial site analyses
  • Economic development financing
  • County economic and population profiles
  • Community and industrial park profiles
Transportation
  • AutomobileHighway, rail, airport planning
  • Access control plans
  • Pavement management plans
  • Thoroughfare plans
  • Traffic/parking studies
  • Pedestrian/bicycle trails
Mapping and Graphics
  • Base maps
  • Zoning and land use maps
  • Maps for special needs
I-94 Corridor Technology Zone
Community Development
  • Comprehensive community planning
  • Zoning and subdivision regulationsBuilding
  • Land use planning
  • Grantwriting assistance
  • Grant administration
  • Tax increment finance plans
  • Capital improvement plans
Environment and Recreation
  • Water quality planningTree
  • Solid waste planning
  • Lake management plans
  • Sewer service area plans
  • Outdoor recreation plans
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On July 1, 2002, the State of Wisconsin designated the Counties of Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix as the I-94 CORRIDOR TECHNOLOGY ZONE .  Under the designation, the Zone has $5 million in tax credits available to provide to new and expanding high technology businesses in the region.  Click here for more information on the I-94 CORRIDOR TECHNOLOGY ZONE or click here for general information on Wisconsin's Technology Zone Program.  An application can be downloaded from here .

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