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August 3, 2016 <br /> Todd Violante <br /> Dane County Planning and Development Director <br /> City County Building, Room 116 <br /> 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. <br /> Madison,WI 53703 <br /> Dear Todd: <br /> At its meeting on August 2, 2016, the Town of Springfield Board voted to request that the County amend <br /> its farmland preservation plan and zoning map to enable the owners of nine parcels covering 196 acres <br /> to once again become eligible for farmland preservation tax credits, beginning in the 2016 tax year. <br /> In support of the associated County plan amendment request, I have enclosed a map titled "Future Land <br /> Use/Recommended County Farmland Preservation Plan Map Changes." This map shows generally the <br /> areas where the Town, on January 4, 2016, amended its comprehensive plan to redesignate nine parcels <br /> to be within the "Agricultural Preservation Area." The exact boundaries of the nine parcels are shown in <br /> other map attachments included with the rezoning petition. It is not the Town's desire at this time for <br /> the County to amend its plans in the full manner that was envisioned by Ordinance 2015-034. Instead, <br /> the Town requests that County to amend its plan(s)to the minimum extent necessary to make these <br /> nine parcels eligible for A-1 (Ex) zoning once again. We understand that the County is undertaking <br /> amendments to its Farmland Preservation Plan this fall, with the intent of DATCP certification before the <br /> end of the year. It is the Town's hope that its requested amendments can be included in that package. <br /> In support of the zoning map amendment request to rezone these parcels to A-1 (Ex), I have enclosed: <br /> 1. A completed rezoning petition. <br /> 2. A complete list of the nine parcels to be rezoned, including all requested data. <br /> 3. Two map exhibits, showing the boundaries of the nine parcels, with references to the list. <br /> 4. A soils map from the Town plan which indicates the quality of the soils over the parcels. <br /> The Town requests that the County process this request internally and with DATCP in a timeframe that <br /> will enable farmland preservation tax credits for the 2016 tax year. Please contact us with any questions <br /> or clarifications regarding these Town requests. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Carolyn Hacker <br /> Town of Springfield Clerk <br />