La Crescent

Local government planning group ponders its purpose

Published

5 years ago

January 23, 2019

Brad Williams

The La Crosse Area Planning Committee gathered in La Crosse for a Wednesday meeting

An local government planning group may be ready to welcome more members from around the area.

The La Crosse Area Planning Committee (LAPC) works on joint transportation issues shared by several local governments in the region.

The committee is looking to reach into Minnesota.

La Crescent Mayor Mike Poellinger thinks counties might want to get involved with the LAPC more than towns would, because counties do a large amount of planning.

Several communities in La Crosse County belong to the planning committee, mainly larger ones close to La Crosse.

Smaller towns in rural parts of the county generally don’t take part in urban planning projects.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.