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Wis. Stat. § 44.30 (2026)

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44.3044.30 Public policy. The legislature finds that the historic, architectural, archaeological and cultural heritage of the state is among the most important assets of the state and furthermore that the social, economic and physical development of contemporary society threatens to destroy the remaining vestiges of this heritage. It is therefore declared to be the public policy and in the public interest of this state to engage in a comprehensive program of historic preservation to promote the use and conservation of such property representative of both the rural and urban heritage of the state for education, inspiration, pleasure and enrichment of the citizens of this state.
44.30 HistoryHistory: 1987 a. 395 s. 24.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1998–2002 · leading case: Sunnyside Feed Co., Inc. v. City of Portage, 588 N.W.2d 278 (Wis. Ct. App. 1998).
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Sunnyside Feed Co., Inc. v. City of Portage, 588 N.W.2d 278 (Wis. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “§§ 470 and 471; § 44.30, Stats.; Portage Ordinance § 13-6-5(b)(l).”
Sills v. Walworth Cnty. Land Mgmt. Comm., 2002 WI App 111 (Wis. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Finally, Wis. Stat. § 44.30 establishes the legislative intent that historic preservation is a public policy of the state: The legislature finds that the historic, architectural, archaeological and cultural heritage of the state is among the most important assets of the state…”
Sills v. Walworth Cnty. Land Mgt. Comm., 2002 WI App 111 (Wis. Ct. App. 2002). “§ 44.30 establishes the legislative intent that historic preservation is a public policy of the state: The legislature finds that the historic, architectural, archaeological and cultural heritage of the state is among the most important assets of the state and furthermore that…”
Wrase v. City of Neenah, 582 N.W.2d 457 (Wis. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “the social, economic and physical development of contemporary society threatens to destroy the remaining vestiges of this heritage.”
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