2045 Comprehensive Plan
Welcome to the Winona County Comprehensive Plan update website!
Over the next year, Winona County will be updating its Comprehensive Plan. The Plan helps decide how our community will grow, develop, and stay healthy for the next 20 years. The current Comprehensive Plan was prepared and passed by the Winona County Board in 2014. Now we need to update it to deal with today’s issues, set our priorities, and follow Minnesota law. This Comprehensive Plan will particularly focus on the townships within Winona County.
Upcoming Events
Interactive Map Open for Comment
We want to hear from you!
An interactive comment map has been developed to understand location-specific assets, issues, and opportunities in Winona County. Use the comment map to select locations in Winona County and provide comments on them. The map is accessible on desktop computers and mobile devices through this link.
For more information, visit the Share Your Ideas page.
Most Recent Progress Update:
January 2026 Update
The vision and goals for the Winona County Comprehensive Plan are beginning to take shape! The draft goal survey closed at the end of December, and 52 community members provided feedback on the draft goals. The feedback received during the survey will be used to refine and finalize the plan goals.
The Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee met on January 13th to discuss the Comprehensive Plan vision and the agricultural, natural, and cultural resources chapter. The group provided feedback on the overarching vision structure and contents. The group also held an in-depth discussion on the objectives for the agricultural, natural, and cultural resources chapter. The discussion touched on challenges Winona County is facing, what has been tried in the past, and what the County should prioritize over the next 20 years. Using the feedback provided by steering committee members, the project team will draft objectives, implementation actions, and chapter text for the agricultural, natural, and cultural resources chapter. A similar process will be used for the other chapters of the plan.
The graphic below displays the goal structure of the 2045 Winona County Comprehensive Plan.
