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Verona council debates whether to buy Shady Bend or Wayland-area site for a new public works facility
Summary
City officials debated two potential sites for a new public works facility — 6500 Shady Bend Road and a parcel near Well No. 6 on Wayland Road — and directed staff to gather additional analyses on access, utilities, environmental constraints and a formal space-needs assessment before making a purchase decision.
The Verona Common Council debated on Sept. 8 whether to pursue purchase of 6500 Shady Bend Road or a Wayland Road parcel near Well No. 6 for a new public works facility, with staff recommending Shady Bend and multiple alderpersons urging a formal needs assessment and further technical review before any offer.
City staff member Lucas Manning said the two parcels under consideration are the Wayland Road property near Well No. 6 and the Shady Bend property. “Out of the two properties, my preference is the Shady Bend property,” Manning said, adding that Shady Bend is “40 acres, currently listed for sale for … 4.45” million dollars. Manning and other staff said Shady Bend’s gentler topography (about a 15-foot grade differential) would reduce earthwork compared with the Wayland parcel, which has roughly a 40-foot grade change.
Why it matters: alderpersons repeatedly said Verona needs a larger, modern public works campus but cautioned that land purchase and construction are expensive and irreversible. Several council members said the city lacks a recent, comprehensive space-needs study…
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