COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TOWN OF RIB MOUNTAIN Marathon County, Wisconsin UPDATE: 2020 ADOPTED BY TOWN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON: JULY 21, 2020 Town ofRECOMMENDED Rib Mountain BY THE PLAN COMMISSIONPage ON: JUNE 10, 2020 2020 Comprehensive Plan Acknowledgments Town Board of Supervisors Plan Commission Allen Opall, Town Chair Jay Wittman, Chair Brad Conklin Ryan Burnett, Vice Chair Dan Fiorenza Jim Hampton Gerry Klein Steve Plunkett Fred Schaefer Mary Kate Riordan Jim Legner, Former Supervisor Thomas Steele Tonia Westphal Park Commission Harlan Hebbe, Former Commissioner Brad Conklin, Chair Laura McGucken, Former Commissioner Bill Bursaw, Vice Chair Bike & Pedestrian Committee Marne’ Bruner Chad Grundemann Andrea Larson, Chair Andrea Larson John Beatty Pete McCarthy John Brauer Jerry Muehlbauer Mark Clark Paul Clarke Town Staff Curt Deininger Gaylene Rhoden, Town Administrator Lori Woldt Jared Wehner, Director of Community Development Northcentral WI Regional Planning Commission Staff Paul Kufahl, Building Inspector/Deputy Zoning Admin. Scott Turner, Superintendent of Streets and Parks Dennis Lawrence, AICP, Executive Director Mike Heyroth, Director of Rib Mtn. Sanitary District Darryl Landeau, AICP, Senior Planner Steve Kunst, Former Director of Community Development Andrew Faust, GISP, Senior GIS Analyst Town of Rib Mountain Northcentral WI Regional Planning Commission 227800 Snowbird Avenue 210 McClellan Street, Suite 210 Wausau, WI 54401 Wausau, WI 54403 Main Phone: (715) 842-0983 Main Phone: (715) 849-5510 https://www.townofribmountain.org/ http://www.ncwrpc.org/ Town of Rib Mountain Page i 2020 Comprehensive Plan Adoption History Plan Commission Resolution Recommending Approval (No. PC-2020-01), adopted on June 10, 2020 Town of Rib Mountain Page ii 2020 Comprehensive Plan Adopted: July 21, 2020 by Ordinance No. 2020-02 Town of Rib Mountain Page iii 2020 Comprehensive Plan Town of Rib Mountain Page iv 2020 Comprehensive Plan Table of Contents Acknowledgments .................................................................................................................................................................... i Adoption History ..................................................................................................................................................................... ii Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 The Plan Elements ............................................................................................................................................................... 1 Map 1.1: Planning Area ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 2: ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES ................................................................................................................................ 3 History and Background ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 The Planning Processes and Public Participation ................................................................................................................ 3 Map 2.1: Location ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 Community Vision Statement ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Demographics, Trends and Projections .............................................................................................................................. 5 Chapter 3: NATURAL, AGRICULTURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES .................................................................................... 12 Previous Plans and Studies ............................................................................................................................................... 12 Natural Resources ............................................................................................................................................................. 13 Map 3.1: Natural Resources .............................................................................................................................................. 16 Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................................................................ 19 Natural, Agricultural and Cultural Resource Issues .......................................................................................................... 20 Natural, Agricultural and Cultural Resources Goals, Objectives and Actions ................................................................... 20 Chapter 4: HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS ...................................................................................................................... 23 Previous Plans and Studies ............................................................................................................................................... 23 Housing Data ..................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Housing and Neighborhood Issues ................................................................................................................................... 31 Housing and Neighborhood Goals, Objectives and Actions ............................................................................................. 31 Chapter 5: UTILITIES AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES ............................................................................................................. 33 Previous Plans and Studies ............................................................................................................................................... 33 Public Utilities ................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Community Facilities ......................................................................................................................................................... 36 Map 5.1: Utilities & Community Facilities......................................................................................................................... 38 Map 5.2: Recreation Fcilities ............................................................................................................................................. 40 Utility and Community Facilities Issues ............................................................................................................................ 41 Utility and Community Facilities Goals, Objectives and Actions ...................................................................................... 41 Chapter 6: TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................................................................................... 44 Previous Plans and Studies ............................................................................................................................................... 44 Road Network ................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Town of Rib Mountain Page v 2020 Comprehensive Plan Map 6.1: Transportation ................................................................................................................................................... 48 Other Transportation Modes ............................................................................................................................................ 50 Land Use and Transportation ............................................................................................................................................ 52 Transportation Issues ........................................................................................................................................................ 53 Transportation Goals, Objectives and Actions .................................................................................................................. 54 Chapter 7: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................................ 56 Previous Plans and Studies ............................................................................................................................................... 56 Local Economic Environment ............................................................................................................................................ 57 County Economic Environment ........................................................................................................................................ 59 Economic Development Issues ......................................................................................................................................... 61 Economic Development Goals, Objectives and Actions ..................................................................................................