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Public Works committee approves 15‑lot Gulfview Estates plan with roadside ditches in 2–1 vote
Summary
The Muskego Public Works and Safety Committee voted 2–1 to recommend allowing the Gulfview Estates developer to reduce the subdivision to 15 lots and use roadside ditches instead of curb and gutter; final approvals must still clear the Planning Commission and Common Council.
The Muskego Public Works and Safety Committee voted 2–1 to recommend that the Gulfview Estates developer reduce a previously approved 19‑lot conservation subdivision to a 15‑lot layout and use roadside ditches instead of curb and gutter.
The change was requested so lots would exceed the city's 44,000‑square‑foot threshold that allows a developer to ask the committee for a rural cross‑section (roadside ditches and swales rather than curb and storm sewer). The committee's recommendation now moves to the Planning Commission and then to the Common Council for final action.
The committee heard from Scott (city staff) and Jim, the developer's engineer, who said the switch to ditches would substantially reduce construction costs. "It's possible to save, you…
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