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County considers nixing or fixing farm consolidations

County considers nixing or fixing farm consolidations
WHAT TO DO? - The example above, provided by Marathon County Conservation, Planning and Zoning (CPZ), shows a scenario in which a farm consolidation would not be allowed in a Farmland Preservation or General Agriculture zone. CPZ is asking the county board to either make that more clear in its zoning ordinance or eliminate farm consolidations altogether.
County considers nixing or fixing farm consolidations
WHAT TO DO? - The example above, provided by Marathon County Conservation, Planning and Zoning (CPZ), shows a scenario in which a farm consolidation would not be allowed in a Farmland Preservation or General Agriculture zone. CPZ is asking the county board to either make that more clear in its zoning ordinance or eliminate farm consolidations altogether.

A nagging question about so-called farm consolidations in Marathon County’s Farmland Preservation areas may finally be answered soon.

Farm consolidations allow landowners in areas zoned eit...

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