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Assembly Bill 435

Relating To: repealing the comprehensive planning statute known as Smart Growth.
Bill Text and History
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Lobbying Principals

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Principal Name Notified Date Communication Date Comments Supporting Documentation  
1000 Friends of Wisconsin Notified Date 8/14/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
8/14/2003

Comments
This bill "throws the baby out with the bathwater." There are a number of amendments that could be made to address concerns about the law instead of repealing it. For more information contact Lisa MacKinnon, Policy Director, 608/663-9049.
City of Madison Notified Date 7/30/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
7/30/2003

City of Milwaukee Notified Date 10/13/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
10/13/2003

Dane County Notified Date 9/30/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
9/30/2003

Kenosha County Notified Date 9/10/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
9/10/2003

Comments
No fine tuning? Out with the bathwater and whatever's in it.
League of Wisconsin Municipalities Notified Date 11/4/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
11/4/2003

League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Inc Notified Date 10/14/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
10/14/2003

Comments
Smart Growth requires land use planning that is essential for sustainability of our environment.
Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin Notified Date 9/11/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
9/11/2003

Madison Audubon Society Inc Notified Date 10/9/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
10/9/2003

Midwest Environmental Advocates, Inc. Notified Date 10/9/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
10/9/2003

Nature Conservancy - Wisconsin Chapter, The Notified Date 11/5/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
11/5/2003

Out of State Landowners Association Notified Date 1/23/2004 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Outdoor Advertising Association of Wisconsin Notified Date 10/24/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
10/24/2003

Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter Notified Date 9/22/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
9/22/2003

Comments
OPPOSE undermining of key provisions of the bi-partisan Smart Growth Law.
Voices of Wisconsin Notified Date 11/13/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
11/13/2003

Waukesha County Notified Date 10/7/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
10/7/2003

Waukesha County Municipal Executives Notified Date 7/22/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
7/22/2003

Wisconsin Association of School Boards Inc Notified Date 7/21/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
7/21/2003

Wisconsin Builders Association Notified Date 8/4/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
8/4/2003

Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers Notified Date 10/8/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
10/8/2003

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Notified Date 9/11/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Other
Report Date
9/11/2003

Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters (WLCV) Notified Date 10/7/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
10/7/2003

Comments
Requiring communities to undertake the Smart Growth process is both fiscally sound and appropriate. Reject the myths and misrepresentations, and reject this bill.
Wisconsin Manufactured Housing Association Notified Date 10/21/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
10/21/2003

Wisconsin Realtors Association Notified Date 8/28/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
9/4/2003

Other
Report Date
8/28/2003

Wisconsin Society of Architects Notified Date 11/7/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
11/7/2003

Wisconsin Towns Association Notified Date 10/11/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
10/11/2003

Wisconsin Wetlands Association Notified Date 10/9/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
10/9/2003

Wisconsin Wildlife Federation Notified Date 8/19/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
8/19/2003

Wisconsins Environmental Decade Inc Notified Date 11/10/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
11/10/2003

Lobbying Efforts

  2003
January - June		 2003
July - December		 2004
January - June		 2004
July - December		 Total
Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter 2003
January - June 		2003
July - December 57.00		 2004
January - June 18.00		 2004
July - December 		Total 75.00
1000 Friends of Wisconsin 2003
January - June 		2003
July - December 57.00		 2004
January - June 		2004
July - December 		Total 57.00
Nature Conservancy - Wisconsin Chapter, The 2003
January - June 		2003
July - December 		2004
January - June 3.00		 2004
July - December 		Total 3.00
Wisconsin Towns Association 2003
January - June 		2003
July - December 		2004
January - June 15.00		 2004
July - December 		Total 15.00