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Vineyards intention to continue to grow their business and farm their land. Their goal is <br /> to increase productivity by having all of their ag equipmentlproduct on-site. Therefore, <br /> they are proposing the following building plans to meet their current needs and future <br /> anticipated needs. <br /> (4) A Valuable Asset To The Cross Plains Community <br /> Dettmann Vineyards has worked alongside, the Wisconsin Department of Agricultural <br /> and the Trade and Consumer Protection Agency—who oversees the Wisconsin <br /> Farmland Preservation Initiative—to create a plan that aligns with the department's <br /> interpretation of the Preservation Initiative. The Preservation Initiative strives to take <br /> dormant AG land and turn it into a valuable asset for the community of Cross Plains and <br /> the State of Wisconsin. <br /> Urban sprawl is continuing to push further west of Madison. Dormant AG land and <br /> typical cash crop AG land are slowly turning to residential neighborhoods. The <br /> Township of Cross Plains has a Zoning Plan in place to help limit sprawl. However, <br /> there will come a time when farmers are being approached by developers who want to <br /> turn the AG land into residential/commercial development. This may be 5 years in the <br /> future; it could be 25 years in the future. Eventually, the financial incentive will be too <br /> great and the community of Cross Plains will be pressured to reduce the township's <br /> restrictions on development. This is one of the main reasons that the Wisconsin has a <br /> Farmland Preservation Initiative in the first place and one of the main reasons <br /> Dettmann's want to keep their land zoned AG. <br /> The value of an established vineyard (which the Dettmann's are building) greatly <br /> exceeds the value of typical crop land and even more so than dormant AG land. The <br /> Dettmann's have already invested significant time and hundreds of thousands of dollars <br /> to establish a vineyard, fruit orchard, and plan to start restoring the forests to a healthy <br /> status. Through all of this, the Dettmann's are securing their property for agricultural <br /> use for the long-term future. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Karl Dettmann <br />