1. 2017 Comprehensive Plan Update
Noon Rotary
March 20, 2017

2. What’s in a Comprehensive Plan?
Nine Required Elements
Issues and Opportunities
Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources
Housing
Transportation
Utilities and Community Facilities
Economic Development
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Land Use
Implementation
Goals, Objectives, and Policies

3. Updating the Comprehensive Plan
What has taken place since last April?
Presentation to Common Council of Citizen Survey
Finished Existing Conditions Report
Forums with MYP, Senior Center, UW-Wood County, MSTC, Marshfield Clinic (surveys have been sent to Columbus and Marshfield High School)
Held Mid-Term Town Hall Meeting
Met with adjacent Townships
Draft chapters are being finalized

4. What Have We Learned? Hopes Concerns: Living wage jobs
Vibrant downtown
Expanded trail system
Safe community
More food trucks
Great education system/opportunities
Concerns:
Lacking daycare
Potholes
Lack of housing options
Aging population – young adults not returning
Heavy truck traffic on Central Avenue
Not enough activities for youth

5. Issues and Opportunities
In 2010, Marshfield had a median age of 41.3 years, compared to a median age of 39.4 in 2000, an increase of 1.9 years.
DOA projects households to be about the same and population to be less in 2040 than current numbers.

6. Natural, Cultural, and Agricultural Resources
Nearly 200 foot difference between the lowest point in Marshfield (McMillan and Galvin – 1,183’ AMSL) to the highest (Security Health Plan Building – 1,379’ AMSL).
There are 17 places or structures listed on the local, state or national historic registers, plus 5 historic districts on the state and national registers.

7. Housing Only about 10% of the housing stock has been built since 2000.
Only about 1/3 of people have lived their current home prior to 2000.
60% of the Occupied Housing Units are Owner Occupied and 40% are Renter Occupied.
About 200 residential lots developable and available.

8. Transportation There are 143 miles of roads in Marshfield.
Not including on-street parking, there are over 600 parking stalls in the public parking lots in the Downtown.
Marshfield’s average commute time is about 40% less than the State average (15.3 minutes compared to 21.3 minutes)
North Central Avenue is a State Highway and maintenance is controlled by the State – planned to be resurfaced in

9. Utilities and Community Facilities
There are 138 miles of sanitary sewer in Marshfield.
WWTP treats an average of 3 million gallons of water per day.
Currently 15 active wells that supply the drinking water
In the Marshfield area, there are childcare 37 providers (which include head starts, preschools, before and after school programs and centers) with a total childcare capacity of 1,367 – lack of providers in the area.
North Wood County – 73 childcare providers in 2010 down to 43 providers

10. Economic Development
Major employers (100+ employees) make up about 8,000 jobs
Biggest industries are “Educational Services, Health Care, and Social Services” – 37.2%
Ample room for industrial development: 60 acres in Yellowstone, 111 acres in Mill Creek Business Park, and 23 acres in Norwood Industrial Park

11. Intergovernmental Cooperation
Currently have a Joint Boundary Agreement with the Town of McMillan.
Road maintenance and ambulance service agreements are in place with other Towns/Villages.
Utilize tools like Official Mapping and Extraterritorial Plat Review for planning future growth

12. Land Use
Currently over 1,400 acres of “Vacant” or agricultural land in Marshfield.
There are about 200 platted vacant lots available for residential development.
In 2010, Marshfield had 1,420 people per square mile and 707 housing units per square mile – Stevens Point Has a similar number of Housing units per mile.
Cost, rural development, and natural resources are the biggest hurdles for future growth.

14. Implementation Goal Action Responsible Agencies Priority
Element Impact
3-1
City should update the following as needed:
Wellhead protection overlay district
Shoreland ordinance
Shoreland-Wetland ordinance
Floodplain ordinance
Stormwater Quality Management Plan Requirements
Construction Site Erosion Control ordinance
Marshfield Utilities; Development Services;
Public Works;
Common Council
Ongoing
Utilities and Community Facilities;
Land Use
7-1
Update the Tax Incremental Finance Summary and Strategic Plan on a regular basis and consider the plans recommended strategies and alternatives for the existing TIF Districts.
Development Services;
EDB
Intergovernmental Cooperation

15. Next Steps Land Use Open House – April, 2017 Open House – May, 2017
Public Hearing – June, 2017
Adopt – July, 2017

16. Questions?
Josh Miller, City Planner Website: rvices/comprehensive_plan_update.php