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Council revises snowmobile-route map; adds Wildcat Way and part of Half Mile Road
Summary
Council approved ordinance 25-1072 updating city snowmobile routes — removing some segments and adding new right-of-way routes — and clarified that school-property crossings require school-district permission.
The Verona Common Council approved ordinance number 25-1072 amending Title 10, Chapter 3, Section 8 to update authorized snowmobile routes. The ordinance removes some outdated routes and adds new segments using city right-of-way, including a section of Wildcat Way and a specified stretch of Half Mile Road.
Why it matters: The change reflects input from the local snowmobile club and staff, removes outdated street-name references, and attempts to balance club access with infrastructure constraints (for example, a culvert on Half Mile Road was explicitly excluded from route permission to prevent damage).
Key details: The ordinance removes all of South 9 Mound Road from authorized routes, replaces obsolete street-name references, and adds a Wildcat Way right-of-way segment beginning 600 feet north of the intersection of Wildcat Way and the Military Ridge State Trail to the eastern property boundary of 233 Wildcat Way. The Half Mile Road addition was clarified during committee to read from West End Circle to the west end of the existing culvert; council members said the intent is to avoid routing snowmobiles over the culvert. Council members noted that any crossing of school-district property would require the snowmobile club to secure permission from the Verona Area School District.
Staff and the city administrator clarified that the city only controls rights of way the city owns; agreements with the school district would be separate. Alder Lytle asked whether designating Half Mile Road would limit future stormwater or roadwork options; staff replied that any future modifications could be addressed in a later amendment to the ordinance. The council adopted the ordinance by voice vote.
