Brown Deer board adopts resolution 2504 to discontinue portion of North Green Bay Road; land swap tied to Beaver Creek daylighting

The Village of Brown Deer Village Board voted unanimously on March 3 to adopt Resolution No. 2504 to discontinue a portion of the frontage right-of-way along North Green Bay Road.

At a public hearing required by statute, village staff described the right-of-way as the frontage road between North Deerwood Drive at the Marketplace shopping center outlot and the north side of the Pick 'n Save grocery store. Staff said the right-of-way primarily served an outlot and that redevelopment and reduced commercial use on the northern portion of the shopping center prompted staff to recommend discontinuation.

Staff said the discontinuation is conditioned on an exchange in which, once the southern half of the shopping center closes, the village would accept land that daylighted Beaver Creek beneath an existing parking-lot area. Staff also said the village would reserve a small easement for a water-main extension to a fire hydrant.

According to staff, statutory steps were completed, including a 60-day notice to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and notice to the adjacent property owner; staff reported receiving agreement from the single adjacent owner and no opposing comments from other community members during the notice period and public hearing.

Trustee Greaves moved to approve Resolution No. 2504; Trustee Owens seconded. The motion carried unanimously on a roll-call vote with the trustees recorded as voting aye.

No public testimony was recorded at the hearing, and no additional conditions beyond the reserved easement were listed at the meeting. The resolution closes the identified village-owned maintenance and ownership responsibilities for the discontinued right-of-way and effectuates the land swap described by staff.