Statewide Shoreland Zoning Standard Hearings

New minimum standards for shoreland zoning are being proposed, and the public is invited to comment. Public hearings have been scheduled in August and comments will also be accepted by email and mail until September 5th.  See this article from the Wisconsin DNR for more details.

MADISON – Proposed changes to minimum statewide shoreland zoning standards aimed at providing more flexibility for property owners and making the standards easier for counties to implement are the topic of public hearings in August. People also may file comments electronically or by U.S. mail through Sept. 5.

Since Wisconsin revised the minimum statewide shoreland zoning standards in 2009, some counties expressed concerns that the revisions would be administratively difficult to implement and enforce, according to Russ Rasmussen, deputy administrator for the Department of Natural Resources Water Division.

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Mortgage Rates on the Rise

After all time lows, it seems mortgage rates are once again rising, reaching a two year high this week. Check out the story by Les Christie at CNN Money.

Rates climbed 0.22 percentage points to 4.51% for a 30-year, fixed-rate loan this week, the highest it has been since July 2011. Meanwhile, the average rate for a 15-year loan hit 3.53%, up 0.14 percentage points.

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