High court to hear dispute over city’s annexation of land for sand mine
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be kicking off 2019 with a lineup of oral arguments that includes a dispute between a city and town over whether the land for a sand mine was properly annexed.
Policy dispute puts development on hold
By Paul Snyder Elected municipal leaders, not an appointed commission, should determine where and how cities grow in Wisconsin, according to Verona’s director of planning and development. “That decision, for […]
Dane County planners challenge Verona annexation
By Paul Snyder Verona’s promise to exceed state requirements for storm water retention is not good enough for Dane County planners who want the city to be perfect if it […]
Annexation bill defies dictionary
By Chris Thompson
editor
With one word, state Rep. Andy Jorgensen succeeds and fails in calming the annexation anxiety in towns and municipalities.
Annexation bill divides towns, municipalities
By Paul Snyder Veterans of the annexation battles between towns and municipalities are split over a bill that would define the rules of engagement. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. […]
Town, city of Milton find border peace
Paul Snyder [email protected] Trust is elusive in relationships between towns and their neighboring cities and villages. Lack of trust between the city of Eau Claire and the seven surrounding towns […]
Developer skips town, loses $250,000
Sean Ryan [email protected] As the town of Waukesha gets smaller, so too could the pocketbooks of developers who seek annexation into the neighboring city of Waukesha. An appeals court Wednesday […]
Towns seek more control over annexation
Paul Snyder [email protected] A bill designed to level the playing field when it comes to annexation among towns, villages and cities might also prolong already lengthy waiting periods for development. […]
DeForest, Windsor battle puts developments on hold
Paul Snyder [email protected] A property dispute between the village of DeForest and the town of Windsor is testing the patience of developers proposing projects for the area. “That element is […]
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Project Profiles
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- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
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