Town of Enterprise Comprehensive Plan 2010-2030

REVIEW DRAFT October 2009

Prepared by: North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission

Town of Enterprise Town Board Leonard A. Guth, III, Chairperson Scott W. Krueger, Supervisor Arnold Schauer, Supervisor Debra Christian, Clerk Robert Vlies, Treasurer Enterprise Plan Commission _________________, Chair _________________ _(DEB will call to list members)_____ _________________ _________________

Review Draft October 2009 Photos: NCWRPC This plan was prepared at the request of the Town of Enterprise under the direction of the Town of Enterprise Plan Commission by the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. For more information contact: North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (NCWRPC) 210 McClellan Street, Suite 210 WAUSAU, WI 54403 Phone: 715-849-5510

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TOWN OF ENTERPRISE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES CHAPTER ..........................................2 A. Background Information................................................................2 1. Population Trends and Forecasts..........................................2 2. Household Trends and Forecasts..........................................4 3. Age Distribution ...................................................................4 4. Education Levels ..................................................................6 5. Income Levels.......................................................................7 6. Employment Characteristics, Trends, and Forecasts.............8 B. Issue Identification ......................................................................10 1. Review of Demographic Trends ...........................................10 2. Past Planning Efforts ..........................................................10 3. Survey................................................................................11 4. Vision Statement ................................................................12 C. Goals, Objectives, Policies and Programs.....................................12 2. NATURAL, CULTURAL, & AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES CHAPTER .14 A. Past Plans ...................................................................................14 1. Oneida County Land and Water Resource Management Plan 2006-2011........................................................................14 2. Oneida County Outdoor Recreation Plan 2009-2013 ..........14 3. Oneida County Forest Comprehensive Land Use Plan 20062020.................................................................................15 4. Town of Enterprise Land Use Planning Resource Document15 B. Water Resources Inventory ..........................................................16 1. Surface Water ....................................................................16 2. Wetlands ............................................................................17 3. Floodplains ........................................................................17 4. Groundwater & Geology .....................................................18 C. Land Resources Inventory ...........................................................19 1. Forests ...............................................................................19 2. Metallic & Non-Metallic Mineral Resources .........................20 3. Soils & Productive Agricultural Areas .................................20 4. Environmentally Sensitive Areas.........................................20 5. Rare Species & Natural Communities .................................21 6. Historical & Cultural Resources .........................................21 D. Programs ....................................................................................22 E. Goals, Objectives, & Policies ........................................................27 3. HOUSING CHAPTER .......................................................................29 A. Housing Stock Assessment ..........................................................29 1. Age Characteristics.............................................................29 2. Occupancy Characteristics .................................................30 3. Structural Characteristics ..................................................30

4. Value Characteristics .........................................................31 B. Programs.....................................................................................32 C. Goals, Objectives and Policies......................................................33 4. UTILITIES AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES CHAPTER .......................34 A. Inventory & Analysis of Existing Facilities....................................34 1. Water and Wastewater Facilities .........................................34 2. Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling Facilities ....................34 3. Power, and Telecommunications Facilities ..........................34 4. Parks, Recreation, and Other Youth Facilities .....................35 5. Emergency Services............................................................35 6. Other Government Facilities ...............................................35 B. Programs.....................................................................................36 C. Goals, Objectives and Policies......................................................36 5. TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER.........................................................39 A. Review of State, and Regional Transportation Plans & Programs ..39 B. Transportation Mode Inventory....................................................41 1. Highways and Trucking ......................................................41 a. Functional and Jurisdictional Identification ..............41 b. Trucking ...................................................................44 2. Transit and Transportation Facilities for the Disabled.........44 3. Bicycling and Walking ........................................................44 4. Railroads............................................................................45 5. Air Transportation ..............................................................45 6. Water Transportation .........................................................45 C. Programs.....................................................................................46 D. Goals, Objectives, and Policies ....................................................46 6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER............................................48 A. Economic Analysis of Local Conditions ........................................48 1. Labor Force ........................................................................48 2. Economic Base Analysis .....................................................48 3. Assessment of Local Conditions..........................................50 B. Programs.....................................................................................50 C. Goals, Objectives, and Policies.....................................................53 7. LAND USE CHAPTER ......................................................................54 A. Existing Land Use Inventory ........................................................54 B. Land Use Trends .........................................................................55 1. Land Supply.......................................................................55 2. Land Demand.....................................................................55 3. Land Values .......................................................................56 4. Opportunities for Redevelopment........................................57 5. Existing and Potential Land Use Conflicts...........................57 C. Programs.....................................................................................57

D. Future Land Use .........................................................................58 E. Goals, Objectives, and Policies.....................................................60 8. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION CHAPTER .........................64 8.1. Background ..............................................................................64 A. Overview ............................................................................64 B. Benefits .............................................................................64 C. Trends ...............................................................................65 D. Tools of Intergovernmental Cooperation .............................66 1. Shared Service Agreements ............................................66 2. Municipal Revenue Sharing............................................66 E. Existing/Potential Intergovernmental Conflicts ..................66 8.2 Inventory & Trends....................................................................67 A. Intergovernmental Relationships .......................................67 1. Surrounding Towns........................................................67 2. County...........................................................................67 3. North Central WI Regional Planning Commission ...........68 4. State and Federal Government .......................................68 5. School District ...............................................................69 8.3 Goal, Objectives & Policies.........................................................69 9. IMPLEMENTATION CHAPTER .........................................................71 A. Recommendations to Implement Comprehensive Plan..................71 B. Plan Review and Update ..............................................................72 C. Plan Amendment Procedure ........................................................74 D. Plan Consistency Between Chapters ............................................74 ATTACHMENTS A.

Public Participation Plan

B.

Plan Adoption Documentation

LIST OF FIGURES 1. 2000 Age Cohorts for Town of Enterprise.................................................5 LIST OF TABLES 1. Population Trends ...................................................................................3 2. Population Estimate 2005 and Population Forecasts to 2025...................3 3. Households .............................................................................................4 4. Age Distribution 1990 to 2000 ................................................................6 5. Education Levels .....................................................................................7 6. Income Levels .........................................................................................7 7. Occupation of Employed Workers............................................................8 8. Industry Sectors......................................................................................9 9. Year Structure Built, 2000 ....................................................................29 10. Residential Occupancy Status, 2000 ...................................................30 11. Housing Units by Structural Type, 2000..............................................31 12. Housing Values, 2000 .........................................................................31 13. Road Mileage by Jurisdiction and Functional Class .............................42 14. Traffic Counts (AADT)..........................................................................43 15. Rural Highway Functional Classification System .................................43 16. Occupation of Employed Workers 1990-2000 ......................................49 17. Industry Sectors 1990-2000................................................................49 18. Existing Land Use ...............................................................................54 19. Projected Land Use Demand to 2030 ...................................................56 20. Town of Enterprise Land Values ..........................................................56 LIST OF MAPS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Location ..................................................................................................1 Natural Resource ..................................................................................28 Community Facilities ............................................................................38 Existing Land Use .................................................................................62 Future Land Use ...................................................................................63

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DRAFT CHAPTER 1: ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES This chapter, the first of nine chapters of the Town of Enterprise Comprehensive Plan, explores potential issues that may have an effect on the development of the Town over the 20-year planning period of the plan. As required by the state’s comprehensive planning law [§66.1001(2)(a) Wis. Stats.], this chapter contains trends and forecasts with jurisdictional comparisons for some basic demographics including: population, households, employment, age, education, and income. Although forecasts should typically cover the 20-year planning period, in some cases, the only acceptable sources had lesser time periods for their forecasts. Official sources are used for data and forecasting, including the WDOA Demographic Service Center, and the U.S. Census Bureau. This chapter closes with a discussion of goals, objectives, and policies. Plans are required to be updated every 10 years, roughly corresponding to the decennial census with fresh community data. This is the minimum amount of time between extensive review and update of issues and related objectives, policies, and goals. A.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

1.

POPULATION TRENDS AND FORECASTS

In 2000, 274 people lived in Enterprise. Between the 1990 and the 2000 Census, the Town of Enterprise population increased by 1.1%, see TABLE 1. Both the county and the state grew faster than Enterprise, with growth rates of 16.1 and 9.6 percents respectively. Enterprise added 7 people from 1990 to 2005. According to the 2007 population estimate of 278 people living in Enterprise, another 3 people were added since the 2000 Census. TABLE 1 displays the total population for the Town of Enterprise, the neighboring towns, the county, and the state. Although Enterprise has grown more slowly than the county and the state, towns surrounding Enterprise have grown at very different rates. Both the Towns of Pelican (-9.3%) and Schoepke (-6.9%) lost population, although most of the population loss in Pelican is attributable to annexation by Rhinelander. Meanwhile, the Town of Crescent grew by 15.4% from 1990 to 2000, almost the same rate as the county. The fastest rates of growth were recorded in bordering towns in Lincoln and Langlade County—Harrison grew by 20.2%, Elcho grew by 22.5%, and Parrish grew by 33.3%.

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DRAFT Table 1:

Population Trends

Town of Enterprise Town of Pelican Town of Schoepke Town of Elcho, Langlade Co. Town of Parrish, Langlade Co. Town of Harrison, Lincoln Co. Town of Crescent Oneida County Wisconsin

278 2,628 354

% Change 1990-00 1.1% -9.3% -6.9%

% Change 2000-05 1.5% -9.4% 0.6%

% Change 1990-05 2.6% -17.8% -6.3%

1,317

1,363

22.5%

3.5%

26.8%

81

108

125

33.3%

15.7%

54.3%

660 1,794 31,679 4,891,769

793 2,071 36,776 5,363,675

855 2,100 38,073 5,580,757

20.2% 15.4% 16.1% 9.6%

7.8% 1.4% 3.5% 4.0%

29.5% 17.1% 20.2% 14.1%

1990

2000

Estimate 2005

271 3,198 378

274 2,902 352

1,075

Source: US Census, and WDOA Demographic Services Center

Table 2:

Population Estimate 2005 and Population Forecasts to 2025

Town of Enterprise Town of Pelican Town of Schoepke Town of Elcho, Langlade Co. Town of Parrish, Langlade Co. Town of Harrison, Lincoln Co. Town of Crescent Oneida County Wisconsin

Estimate 2005

Projection 2010

Projection 2015

Projection 2020

Projection 2025

278 2,628 354 1,363

261 2,418 330 1,479

254 2,382 319 1,555

247 2,342 307 1,622

241 2,306 297 1,670

125

132

143

153

162

855

889

934

977

1,020

2,100 38,073 5,580,757

2,128 38,284 5,751,470

2,152 38,846 5,931,386

2,168 39,254 6,110,878

2,185 39,674 6,274,867

Source: WDOA Demographic Services Center

Population projections in TABLE 2 show the population of the Town of Enterprise to decline by 13.3 percent over the next 20-year period between 2005-2025. Pelican and Hazelhurst are projected to shrink by 12.2 and 16.1 percent, respectively. Crescent is projected to have four percent growth; while Elch and Parrish in Langlade County and Harrison in Lincoln County are projected to grow by from 19 percent to 29 percent from 2005-2025. Oneida County is projected to have a 4.2 percent growth rate. Further analysis of population change can be found in the other chapters of this Plan, particularly in the Housing chapter and the Land Use chapter.

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2.

HOUSEHOLD TRENDS AND FORECASTS

The 274 residents of the Town of Enterprise in 2000 formed 124 households. Total households are projected to decrease to 121 by 2025, see TABLE 3. This reflects the population decline projected in TABLE 2. Average household size in Enterprise was 2.37 people in 1990, and 2.21 people in 2000. TABLE 3 reflects an overall trend of fewer people per household, and projected population changes. Number of households is projected to increase in Crescent (16.7%), Elcho (39.8%), Harrison (40.4%), and Parrish (65.8%), but to decrease in Scheopke (-6.4%) and Pelican (-12%). The number of households in the county is projected to increase by 19.1 percent between 2000 and 2025. Further analysis of housing unit change can be found in other chapters of this Plan, particularly in the Housing chapter and the Land Use chapter. Table 3:

Households

Town of Enterprise Town of Pelican Town of Schoepke Town of Elcho, Langlade Co. Town of Parrish, Langlade Co. Town of Harrison, Lincoln Co. Town of Crescent Oneida County Wisconsin

Total 2000 124 1,167 156 613

Projection 2005 124 1,005 154 663

Projection 2010 125 1,025 154 720

Projection 2015 124 1,036 153 775

Projection 2020 123 1,034 149 822

Projection 2025 121 1,026 146 857

41

46

52

58

63

68

314

337

367

392

417

441

797 15,333 2,084,556

823 15,992 2,190,210

864 16,809 2,303,238

895 17,469 2,406,789

916 17,934 2,506,932

930 18,265 2,592,462

Source: US Census, and WDOA Demographic Services Center

3.

AGE DISTRIBUTION

Population distribution by age is important in the planning process. Two age groups are examined here: 1) people 5 to 17 years old, and 2) people 65 years and older. These two age groups are often referred to as dependent populations and have different needs. The younger group requires schools, and the older group is retiring from the workforce. TABLE 4 shows each of these groups in 1990 and 2000. In 1990, the median age of Enterprise's population was 46.1 years. At that time, residents of the County had a much lower median age (38.7 years). Both the Town and the County had populations older than the State (32.9 years) as a whole. The Town of Enterprise had a lower proportion of population (12.5%) Town of Enterprise Comprehensive Plan

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DRAFT in school (5-17 age class) than the County (17.4%), and the State (19.1%). Enterprise's older population (65+ age class) percentage of 20.4 is higher than both the County (18.1%), and the State (13.3%). By 2000, the median age of Enterprise’s population had declined by 1.6 years to 44.5, which means that the population is getting younger. Most of the surrounding towns had higher median ages in year 2000 than in year 1990. The median age in Parrish dropped 4.8 years and was unchanged in Schoepke from 1990 to 2000. All of the surrounding towns and Enterprise have higher median ages than the State. The Town of Enterprise’s school age population (5-17 age class) increased to 14.2 percent in 2000. This is a lower proportion of the population than the County (17.6%), and the State (19.1%); both of which remained about even from 1990 to 2000. Enterprise's older population (65+ age class) percentage of 20.4 is a reduction from 1990. The declining older population and the increasing school age population has lowered Enterprise’s median age to 44.5 in year 2000. FIGURE 1

2000 Age Cohorts for Town of Enterprise

Age Cohort

Male 85 and over 75-84 65-74 55-64 45-54 35-44 25-34 15-24 5-14 Under 5

Female

2 8

1 6 16

22

27

29 19

21

28

28 14 10

15 19 22

20 4

40

30

20

10

3 0

10

20

30

40

Number of Persons Source: U.S. Census Bureau

A shifting age structure that is trending younger for Enterprise affects a variety of services and needs within the community including transportation, housing, elderly care, and schools. The Town of Enterprise population pyramid, in FIGURE 1, shows a population that has large middle age groups with many school aged children. About 20% of family households in Enterprise have at least one school-aged child. Men outnumber women in the older age cohorts; otherwise, men outnumber women in each age cohort slightly.

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DRAFT Table 4:

Age Distribution 1990 to 2000 Percent of Population 5-17 18-64 12.5% 59.8%

1990 2000

3.3%

14.2%

62.0%

20.4%

44.5

1990

6.9%

17.8%

58.2%

17.0%

36.8

2000

5.8%

19.5%

61.3%

13.5%

40.1

Town of Schoepke

1990

5.0%

13.0%

53.4%

28.6%

46.6

2000

3.4%

14.8%

56.5%

25.3%

46.6

Town of Elcho, Langlade Co.

1990

4.5%

14.0%

52.7%

28.9%

50.3

2000

3.2%

14.8%

55.4%

26.7%

51.2

Town of Parrish, Langlade Co.

1990 2000

1.2% 3.7%

19.8% 18.5%

56.8% 56.5%

22.2% 21.3%

46.3 41.5

Town of Harrison, Lincoln Co.

1990

5.0%

18.3%

59.7%

17.0%

38.5

2000

6.1%

18.8%

59.5%

15.6%

41.4

1990

6.8%

18.4%

63.5%

11.3%

36.5

2000

4.3%

21.3%

60.5%

13.9%

40.4

1990 2000

6.3% 4.7%

17.4% 17.6%

58.2% 59.0%

18.1% 18.7%

38.7 42.4

1990

7.4%

19.0%

60.3%

13.3%

32.9

2000

6.4%

19.1%

61.4%

13.1%

36.0

Town of Enterprise Town of Pelican

Town of Crescent Oneida County Wisconsin

65+ 22.1%

Median Age