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Licensing board and special events: The licensing board approved the minutes from July 21 and granted a new Class B beer license to La Mexicana (2526), a cigarette/tobacco/electronic vaping license for Ned Moranian (2526), a secondhand article and jewelry dealer license (2526) and a special event permit for the VFW car show. Police and licensing staff noted the VFW event will include a ceremonial cannon fired hourly from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and said the police department expects and will respond to any nuisance complaints; the event was approved with the condition that the device produce no projectiles.

Board of Public Works easement agreements: The Board of Public Works approved two agreements permitting fences to remain within existing municipal easements at 2702 and 2642 Great Forest Drive. City staff said the fences were already installed and that a stormwater pipe under the easement is deep enough that the current fence locations do not interfere with the pipe. The agreements clarify property‑owner responsibilities for removal and replacement should city utility work require access.

Weights and measures: During a public hearing, staff explained the city’s contract with the state inspector for weights and measures (scales, scanners and liquid measuring devices) and the practice of assessing the state fee back to businesses. The council adopted Resolution No. 22 approving the weights and measures assessment.

Fire station financing parameters: The finance committee and later the Common Council authorized Resolution No. 25, establishing parameters for the competitive sale of general obligation promissory notes not to exceed $20,200,000, Series 2025B, to finance a substantial portion of the planned new fire station.

Phil Costin, municipal advisor with Ehlers, told the finance committee the sale will be structured as a 20‑year financing (the state maximum for general obligation debt of this type), with an eight‑year call provision. Costin said the city expects a competitive sale with multiple bidders and that the issue will be a parameter sale: council approves maximum issue size and bidding parameters now, and staff will accept bids on sale date if they fall within those parameters. He noted the current plan calls for borrowing $20 million this year and a second borrowing in 2026 to complete the project; the project’s latest construction estimate in the packet was $24.7 million.

Costing and market assumptions: Costin described a maximum true interest cost parameter of 5.25 percent in the resolution and said if market bids approached that threshold the city would postpone the sale. Tentative sale and closing dates were presented: Sept. 10 (sale) and Sept. 25 (closing), subject to market conditions and final documents. The finance committee recommended the resolution and the council adopted Resolution No. 25 by voice vote.

Votes at a glance:
- Resolution No. 26 (create TID No. 18) — Approved by council, 7–1 (see separate article).
- Resolution No. 25 (authorize sale parameters: GO promissory notes, Series 2025B, not to exceed $20,200,000) — Approved by finance committee and Common Council; outcome: approved.
- Resolution No. 22 (weights and measures assessment) — Approved by Common Council; outcome: approved.
- Licensing board motions (minutes approval, various new licenses, VFW car show special event) — All motions carried during licensing board session; outcomes: approved.
- Board of Public Works: Agreement for improvement within existing municipal easement at 2702 Great Forest Drive — Approved; outcome: approved.
- Board of Public Works: Agreement for improvement within existing municipal easement at 2642 Great Forest Drive — Approved; outcome: approved.

What this means: The resolutions on borrowing parameters clear the way for staff to prepare official statements, obtain a Standard & Poor’s rating call and pursue a competitive sale if market conditions are favorable. The licensing and easement approvals are ministerial items that formalize existing uses or permit planned events.

Ending: Staff said they will return with final sale results, final bid details, the winning bidder and the tax‑impact analysis after the sale. Development and utility permits tied to the easement agreements will be implemented according to the agreements’ terms, and the VFW special event will proceed under the conditions described to the board.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Common Council - August 4, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council and advisory boards approved routine licensing and easement agreements, a weights and measures assessment, and authorized parameters for competitive sale of up to $20.2 million in general obligation promissory notes for the city's fire station project.","taxTitle","West Bend City, Washington County, Wisconsin","taxId",5138,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6491333,"West Bend council approves Tax Increment District 18 to fund Roscoe Road area redevelopment",3489,1701000,5190000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5530963-7f4f16e6e5b61702a3ed3d853d3f231f&start=1701&end=5190","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5530963-7f4f16e6e5b61702a3ed3d853d3f231f/thumbnail_1701000.jpg","/articles/6491333/West-Bend-City/Washington-County/Wisconsin/West-Bend-council-approves-Tax-Increment-District-18-to-fund-Roscoe-Road-area-redevelopment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6491333-b8b19ee937f54ef7084f85a7955532a8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201822&Signature=Q7u-ndNHOUTgsvPVSLOsLpw05t~UWrT8Wj24H4m9MJ9Of9TA5NJVqx4nCadmr4H1TQ9oW9RknC7rHftlfhdnV49gpCeJosGLJcVZ6s9ZGaAnnzges~~hCouKhgoUG-wvJV5-OfYEFj65f0mRrMim5X6XNf~RTCZyqO2WJCCDwU3AC10~2m9mR9lY3ousompHiAmAjZZDs-3lrXsYTndPOeN7TOBQvotSaS3Dc4Yn5oyxfQjKVY16RXIB7FVgUAMNTDD437gE821-Gr4thx1BI4LEhz1~xAYKIijPt2QVbk30~vKBeC341JQY6~OiUL7Q8fYSVKLEIIPQbFP6Z7bjNw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The West Bend Common Council voted 7–1 on Aug. 4 to create Tax Increment District No. 18 and adopt its project plan, allowing the city to capture tax increment from future development along Roscoe Road between River and Main streets.

City staff and outside consultants told the council the district would cover about 164 acres (excluding roughly 12.8 acres of wetland) and finance approximately $31.4 million in public and program costs, including reconstruction of Rusco Road, a roundabout at Rusco and River, a small lift station and incentives to support residential and industrial development.

The plan anticipates about 315 housing units — an estimated 6.3 units per acre once wetlands and public infrastructure are excluded — generating roughly $103–$104 million in new taxable value from the residential component and additional value from proposed industrial development. Consultants presented a modeled increment of about $37 million in future tax increment and projected the TID would likely run the full 20‑year statutory life for mixed‑use districts.

Why it matters: the city and its partners say the district is intended to pay for infrastructure needed to make both residential “NextGen” housing and industrial sites buildable and economically viable. Washington County and the Economic Development Washington County (EDWC) plan to contribute funds and program support to secure the housing price points the county seeks for working households.

Phil Costin of Ehlers, the city’s municipal advisor on the plan, described the project list, the financing approach and assumptions used in the project plan. “What we’re looking to finance is really street projects, a roundabout, lift station, and development incentives,” Costin said. He noted the project cost figure includes estimated interest, finance and administrative costs and emphasized the plan uses conservative revenue assumptions for cash‑flow modeling.

Christian Cheslock, CEO of EDWC, presented an independent fiscal analysis of the residential component and said the county and EDWC expect the development to generate new households and students as well as fiscal benefit to taxing jurisdictions. Cheslock said the analysis projects roughly 167 new households, about 425 new residents and an estimated 139 additional students from the residential piece, and that net benefits after incentives remain positive. “The net benefits number is substantial,” Cheslock said, adding the analysis models a payback period under 15 years for county participation.

Deb Silski, Washington County community development director, outlined the county’s NextGen Housing program. Under the program the county typically offers a $20,000-per‑owner‑occupied‑unit zero‑percent loan (repaid on sale/closing) or coordinates use of TID increment to phase paybacks. Silski said NextGen rules require 40% of units to be sold under $340,000, another 40% under $360,000 and the remaining 20% under $420,000, and that units must be owner‑occupied and listed on MLS. She described program safeguards including standard covenant language and quality standards for participating developments.

Council discussion and vote: Alderman Trapp moved to postpone consideration to the council’s next meeting, saying he wanted more time to review project materials; that motion was put to a roll call and failed. After further brief discussion the council moved to approve Resolution 26. The resolution passed 7–1. Council members asked staff to continue negotiations with developers and county partners and noted the TID plan will be followed by development agreements that must be approved before any incentives are paid.

What the approval does and next steps: creation of TID 18 allows the city to begin capturing future property tax increment within the district boundary for the project list in the plan. Staff said the next procedural steps include submission to the joint review board for a final review and certification by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. Development agreements with the residential and industrial developers will follow and will specify final incentive amounts, payback schedules and conditions for reimbursement.

Limitations and caveats noted to the council: consultants said assumptions include a flat tax rate in the projection model, conservative development absorption rates and no guarantee of additional outside grants. Costin and others emphasized that the development agreements and future market conditions — including interest rates, build‑out pace and property valuations — will materially affect cash flow and the district’s ability to deliver the planned incentives.

The council’s approval enables staff to proceed with joint review board procedures and finalize terms with the county, EDWC and the prospective developers. No development agreement was approved at the meeting.

Ending: City staff said they will return with final development agreements and updated cash‑flow models as negotiations with the developers and county continue and as the joint review board and Department of Revenue reviews proceed.","The Common Council approved Resolution 26 creating TID 18, a 164-acre mixed‑use tax increment district to finance road reconstruction, a roundabout, a lift station and development incentives tied to a planned 315‑unit NextGen housing project and industrial development. The vote was 7–1 after a failed motion to delay.","actionData","errors"]

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