Dane County
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by
Committee
Land Conservation Committee
Consider:
Who benefits? Who is burdened?
Who does not have a voice at the table?
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?
This meeting is being conducted on land now known and recognized as Dane County, Wisconsin. We
acknowledge that this land is at the same time the ancestral, traditional, & contemporary land of the
Ho-Chunk, Sauk & Kickapoo nations.
Thursday, August 20, 2026
5:15 PM
Attend in person at 5201 Fen Oak Drive Moraine Room;
attend virtually via zoom.
A. Call To Order
Chair Fries called the Land Conservation Committee meeting to order at 5:15 pm.
Staff Present: Piaget, Hicklin
6 -
Present:
DAN BLAZEWICZ, PAULA BRANDMEIER, PATRICK DOWNING, HENRY FRIES,
KERRY MARREN and BRIAN BROWN
1 - MICHELE DOOLAN
Excused:
B. Election of Vice Chair
Brandmeier nominated self for Vice Chair.
Downing nominated Brown for Vice Chair.
Brandmeier was elected Vice Chair of the LCC. MC 4/2
C. Consideration of Minutes
Minutes of the July 23, 2026 Land Conservation Committee
Attachments: LCC 07-23-26
A motion was made by BLAZEWICZ that the Minutes be approved. The motion
carried by a voice vote. MC 6/0
D. Fund Transfers
E. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)
F. Items Requiring Committee Action
