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Neenah council directs staff to prepare municipal vehicle registration fee ordinance starting 2026
Summary
After debate and public comment, the Neenah Common Council voted 8–1 to direct staff to draft an ordinance and work with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to implement a municipal motor vehicle registration fee beginning in 2026, citing limited options after a court ruling affected the prior TARF approach.
The Neenah Common Council on May 7 directed staff to prepare an ordinance and coordinate with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, to implement a municipal motor vehicle registration fee beginning in 2026.
Finance Director Rasmussen told the council staff evaluated three alternatives to fund street reconstruction work after the tourism assessment (TARF) option became unavailable: special assessments to property owners, borrowing and levying debt, or a municipal vehicle registration fee. "We looked at the different funding alternatives and then met with finance committee and discussed this thoroughly,"…
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