Adams County planning panel approves several rezones, a manufactured-home permit and postpones one request
June 03, 2026 | Adams County, Wisconsin
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At its June meeting, the Adams County Planning and Zoning Committee approved multiple rezoning and conditional-use requests, referred two rezones to the full county board for final action and postponed one item after the applicant failed to appear at the town meeting.
Dusty, planning staff, introduced a rezoning request for property tied to the Lane Babcock Survivors Trust (Randall Thon et al.). Kevin, representing the applicants, said the change is estate planning to simplify division of largely agricultural land; staff reported the Town of Springville did not object. The committee approved the rezoning and staff said the item will go to the full county board on June 23 at 6 p.m.
A separate rezone for Edward and Nancy Wells (split of 15 acres into two five-acre parcels and a 4.8-acre R2 parcel) was presented by Ed Wells, who described selling the front house while keeping acreage for family use. The committee approved the Wells rezone and staff said it also will be heard by the full county board on June 23 at 6 p.m.
The committee considered an application for Eli Ray and Sarah Schmucker (R3 to R2/B1 split) but learned the applicant had not attended the town of East meeting; committee members moved to postpone the Schmucker request to the next meeting.
The committee also approved a conditional-use request from TK Estates LLC to place a new 2026 single-wide manufactured home on a previously occupied footprint in the Town of Newchester. The online applicant said the previous home was demolished in fall 2024 and explained a later-than-planned replacement due to personal circumstances; staff noted the town did not object and the county panel determined the item did not require referral to the full board.
Motions across these items were made, seconded and decided by roll call. Staff confirmed the next county board hearing date for referred rezones on June 23 and set the next Planning and Zoning Committee meeting for July 1 at 4 p.m.
Dusty, planning staff, introduced a rezoning request for property tied to the Lane Babcock Survivors Trust (Randall Thon et al.). Kevin, representing the applicants, said the change is estate planning to simplify division of largely agricultural land; staff reported the Town of Springville did not object. The committee approved the rezoning and staff said the item will go to the full county board on June 23 at 6 p.m.
A separate rezone for Edward and Nancy Wells (split of 15 acres into two five-acre parcels and a 4.8-acre R2 parcel) was presented by Ed Wells, who described selling the front house while keeping acreage for family use. The committee approved the Wells rezone and staff said it also will be heard by the full county board on June 23 at 6 p.m.
The committee considered an application for Eli Ray and Sarah Schmucker (R3 to R2/B1 split) but learned the applicant had not attended the town of East meeting; committee members moved to postpone the Schmucker request to the next meeting.
The committee also approved a conditional-use request from TK Estates LLC to place a new 2026 single-wide manufactured home on a previously occupied footprint in the Town of Newchester. The online applicant said the previous home was demolished in fall 2024 and explained a later-than-planned replacement due to personal circumstances; staff noted the town did not object and the county panel determined the item did not require referral to the full board.
Motions across these items were made, seconded and decided by roll call. Staff confirmed the next county board hearing date for referred rezones on June 23 and set the next Planning and Zoning Committee meeting for July 1 at 4 p.m.
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