Newbold awaits proposed rezone near Northwestern Drive and Forest Lane

The Newbold town board during its meeting on May 29 discussed a proposed rezone and will now wait to review it once more after Oneida County sends it back to the town.

Town chairman Dan Hess told The Northwoods River News on May 30 the rezone of parcels along Northwestern Drive and Forest Lane will go to the town’s plan commission first and then to the town board.

He said the board's discussion focused on whether the proposed rezone aligned with the town’s comprehensive plan, which it does, but the application still needs to be “run through the proper channels.”

Hess said landowner Scott Roehl indicated he wants to rezone his property from residential farming to single-family residential for lot size purposes. He noted that much of the surrounding property near Northwestern Drive and Forest Lane is already zoned for single-family residential use. 

“It will either come back (to the plan commission from the county) next week or July 3,” Hess said. 

Trevor Greene may be reached via email at [email protected].