Board of Adjustment Hearing:

Everyone is invited to attend and participate in the Waupaca County Board of Adjustment Hearing on Monday, October 21st, starting at 9 am. The Board will listen to testimony from Faulks Bros. and from the plaintiffs before hearing public comments. Please attend and hear the facts of this case. Thank you.

For the record, after five months of meetings and deliberation, the Township of Scandinavia Planning & Zoning Committee unanimously denied this permit on May 3rd, 2023. The Township of Scandinavia full Board unanimously denied this permit on May 10th, 2023. The Waupaca County Planning & Zoning Committee denied this permit 3-2 on August 22nd, 2023.

But after two closed door meetings between the P&Z board members, the County Attorney and the P&Z Director that totaled 90 minutes with no video for the public to see, the P&Z board members were convinced to ask for a “reconsideration vote”. On January 5th, with no new evidence, no new testimony and no public input (we were not allowed to speak on the agenda subject), the P&Z board members voted 4-1 to approve the permit, with two board members switching their votes.

After three families appealed the decision, Outagamie County Judge Vincent Biskupic ruled that a de nuevo hearing (new hearing) must be held by the Waupaca County Board of Adjustment, with the previous ruling no longer valid. The BOA will be asked to look at all the testimony and video from the previous P&Z meetings, to hear new testimony from both sides, and to make a decision on the legality of the permit.

Faulks Bros. MUST prove with “substantial evidence” that this permit meets the seven standards of Waupaca County Ordinance Chapter 34.14.5.1(b) to be approved. We will analyze those standards here in future articles. Please check this page for regular updates as we count down the days, hours and minutes to this very important hearing, while bringing you many of the facts of this case beforehand. Stay tuned and stay engaged. Thank you everyone.