1. Define the geographic boundary before designing the intake
The Census record identifies Bellevue as a municipality in Brown County and reports a 2020–2024 ACS 5-year population estimate of 16,442, with a margin of error of 36. That figure is eligibility context, not proof of legal demand, search activity, competition or case volume. It also does not establish that every visitor is in Bellevue or that every suitable client is a household rather than an individual. Begin by deciding whether this intake is for people in Bellevue village, people elsewhere in Brown County, or a broader Wisconsin service area. That choice should affect the location questions, review rules and routing decisions.
Recommended approach
Write the geographic scope into the intake brief. Ask Bosseo to show how a visitor’s location would be collected, reviewed and used in a decision. Do not use Bellevue’s population as a forecast. Instead, compare the intake’s results with the firm’s own records for accepted matters, declined matters and matters requiring follow-up.
