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Community Development

Land Use Planning

The City adopted a new Comprehensive Plan in April 2005 to comply with Wisconsin's Smart Growth law. All land use and transportation decisions must be made in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan.

Community Development

Community development is one of the processes used to achieve the redevelopment of areas of the city that may be blighted or under-utilitzed. The tools used for redevelopment include tax increment finance districts, business improvement districts and industrial parks.

Roles of the Boards, Commissons and Committee in Community Development and Planning Activities

City Plan Commission
Board of Zoning Appeals
Dodgeville Area Development Council (ET Committee)
Dodgeville Industrial Development Commission (RIDC)
Community Development Block Grant Committee (CDBG)
Community Development Authority (CDA)
Business Improvement District (BID)
Historic Preservation Committee
Downtown Council

Affiliated Organizations

The City works with a number of organizations as partners in planning and community development. These include:

Iowa County Development Corporation
Iowa County
Dodgeville Area Chamber of Commerce
Town of Dodgeville
Alliant Energy
UW-Extension