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Muskego mayor warns of tight budgets, flags public-safety referendum and demolition of old police station
Summary
Mayor Rick Petfalski told attendees at the Muskego Area Chamber of Commerce State of the City breakfast that the city faces constrained revenues, road and staffing pressures, and may pursue a public-safety referendum; the common council has directed demolition planning for the old police building following a phase I environmental review.
Mayor Rick Petfalski delivered a fiscal and development update at the Muskego Area Chamber of Commerce 2025 State of the City breakfast, saying the city’s limited revenue growth and rising service demands will force choices including a likely public-safety funding question for voters.
The mayor told attendees Muskego’s equalized property value is about $5,000,000,000 and that roughly 87% of that value is residential. He said the city added about $120,000,000 in new commercial construction in the prior year but that available sewer-served land is running out, which will slow future development. “We’re one of the safest communities in the state of Wisconsin,” Petfalski said, adding that rising calls for service and constrained budgets make police and fire staffing “urgent” issues.
Petfalski framed the fiscal pressures for residents: state rules limit…
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