Town of Otsego / Columbia County

Town of Otsego / Columbia County Information to the residents of The Town of Otsego in Col. Cty. WI
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08/11/2026

Town of Otsego - Columbia Wind Project Survey

Columbia Project LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Alliant Energy Finance LLC, is seeking approval to construct a wind energy generating facility with a generating capacity of 277.3 MWac (megawatt alternating current) in the Towns of Columbus, Hampden, Leeds, Foutain Prairie, Lowville, Otsego, Courtland, Springvale, and the Village of Doylestown in Columbia County, Wisconsin. The project area consists of 48,377 acres of mostly agricultural land. Of these 48,377 acres, approximately 779 acres of temporary ground disturbance impacts are expected during construction of the project, and approximately 90 acres will host the long-term operational facilities of the project. The major components of the proposed project include up to 47 wind turbines, approximately 88 miles of underground 34.5 kilovolt (kV) collector circuits, a 345 kV collector substation, up to three meteorological towers, an aircraft detection lighting system tower, access roads, and an operation and maintenance building. The project proposal includes a total of 59 turbine locations, with 47 proposed wind turbine locations and 12 alternative wind turbine locations.

Please print the next section, and after filling it out bring to the September 8th meeting (starts at 7:00 pm), or mail to the following by that date.

Diane Foreman

Treasurer

Town of Otsego

N3356 Otsego Rd

Rio, WI 53960

Your name and address must be included to verify property ownership or residency in the Town of Otsego. Any forms sent anonymously will be discarded.

Town of Otsego - Columbia Wind Project Survey

Do you support or oppose the construction of the Columbia Wind Project in the Town of Otsego? Please circle the answer that best describes your feelings on this project.

Strongly Oppose Somewhat Oppose Neutral Somewhat Support Strongly Support

Did you sign a contract or lease to have your property in this or other wind or solar projects? Please circle your answer.

Yes No

Please feel free to write any comments or concerns regarding this project below or on the back.

07/30/2026

Due to the election- the August Town Board meeting for the Town of Otsego will be held on MONDAY, AUGUST 10th at 7:00 p.m.

03/31/2026

The Town of Otsego recycling center will begin its summer hours on Wednesday, April 1st.
It will be open on Wednesdays from 4-7 p.m. in addition to it's Saturday hours

02/07/2026

If interested in renting the Otsego Town Hall - please contact Stuart Benzine at 920-992-3541

01/29/2026

There's still time to donate to the Town of Otsego Charity Fund. Make checks payable to Otsego Charity Fund. Return to Town Charity Fund, N2910 County Road C, Rio WI 53960
Deadline of 1/31/2026

10/10/2025

Open book has been set for Wednesday, October 22nd from 5-7:00 p.m.

Board of Review has been set for Wednesday, November 5th from 5-7:00 p.m.

Both will be held at the Otsego Town Hall

10/01/2025

The Town Board of the TOWN OF OTSEGO hereby provides the written notice,
and the agenda of the public meeting of the Town Board for
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
to be held at the Otsego Town Hall, W3199 State Road 16, Columbus, Wisconsin

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Certify compliance with open meetings law

3. Approval of agenda

4. Planning Commission – Wessels, Shawn; Schaaf-Wessels, Crystal

5. Citizen Input/Public Comment (discussion only)

6. Clerk’s Report

7. Treasurer’s Report – current financials and report of last month’s financial activity

8. Town Bills

9. Honor Board update

10. Follow up on possible ordinance – Local authority and control of green energy projects

11. Draft budget for 2026

12. Roads & Brushing

13. Sanitation

14. Board of Review – Wednesday, October 15th 5-7:00 p.m. (open and close)

15. New date for Board of Review

16. Next Meeting – November 11, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.

Any person wishing to attend this meeting who, because of disability requires special accommodations should contact the clerk at 920-992-1043 or [email protected] prior to the meeting.

Posted on September 30, 2025, at Town Hall, Playground and Recycle Center
Kathy Olson, Clerk

10/01/2025

OTSEGO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
October 14, 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Planning Commission meeting for the Town of Otsego will be held at the Otsego Town Hall, W3199 Hwy 16 on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of:
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Approve agenda
4. Approval of minutes from last meeting
5. Department staff was contacted by the property owners regarding the potential to construct a single-family residence on the property. Parcel 66.01 is 35.42 acres in size and is listed as Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No 5820. The property is a mixture of wetland, woodland, and cropland and is planned for Agricultural or Open Space land use on the Columbia County Future Land Use map. The property fronts on both County Highway B and Williams Road. 15 acres of wetland are located in the southern portion of the property and there is no floodplain present. The southwestern 27 acres of the property are designated as prime farmland, or prime farmland where drained. The northern 7.5 acres along County Highway B are listed as highly erodible per NRCS. Land use and zoning of adjacent properties are shown in the table below.
Direction General Land Use Zoning
North Agriculture and Single-Family Residence A-1 Agriculture, RR-1 Rural Residence, and
A-1 Agriculture with A-4 Agricultural Overlay
East Agriculture A-1 Agriculture with A-4 Agricultural Overlay
South Single-Family Residence and Wetland A-1 Agriculture and A-1 Agriculture With
A-4 Overlay
West Wetland A-1 Agriculture

The property owners are proposing to create a 1.39-acre lot along the eastern side of parcel 66.01. This 1.39-acre lot will be rezoned to RR-1 Rural Residence to allow for the construction of a new home and will front on County Highway B. To maintain a density of one home per 35 acres for the new home, the remaining 34.03 acres of parcel 66.01 will be restricted from further residential development by rezoning to A-1 Agriculture with A-4 Agricultural Overlay. This proposal will require a Certified Survey Map (CSM). Because the property fronts on a county highway, a highway easement or dedication will be required with the CSM. This proposal is in accordance with Section 12.125.05(1-4).
7. Adjourn

09/16/2025

The Town Board of the TOWN OF OTSEGO
hereby provides the written notice,
and the agenda of a special public meeting
of the Town Board for
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
to be held at the Otsego Town Hall,
W3199 State Road 16, Columbus, Wisconsin

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Certify compliance with open meetings law

3. Approval of agenda

4. Review of and consideration of language for an ordinance regarding wind energy for the Town of Otsego. Examples include:

a. Town of Lowville Wind Energy Facility Licensing Ordinance 2024-01 (can be found on the Town of Lowville’s website)
b. Town of Columbus

5. Public comment (general discussion)

6. Next Meeting – October 14, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.

Any person wishing to attend this meeting who, because of disability requires special accommodations should contact the clerk at 920-992-1043 or [email protected] prior to the meeting.

09/16/2025

NOTICE
The Town of Otsego Open Book
and
Board of Review dates
need to be changed to a later date.

REASON: While the Wisconsin Department of Revenue was reviewing the assessor’s work for compliance with state mandates, it was learned that the software that is being used has omitted a land classification, which causes inaccurate assessments.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as this issue gets corrected.
Kathy Olson, Clerk
Town of Otsego

Posted on Monday, September 15, 2025
Town Hall, Recycle Center, Playground
Posted on page – September 15, 2025

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