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Madison introduces municipal wheel tax ordinance as state road‑funding changes redraw grant access
Summary
On first reading the council introduced an ordinance to adopt a municipal motor‑vehicle excise (wheel) tax and vehicle excise surtax; staff said the tax would generate roughly $280,000 annually and would be collected through the state BMV, while public commenters raised concerns about double taxation if the county also adopts a wheel tax.
The Madison Common Council put an ordinance on first reading Tuesday to impose a municipal motor‑vehicle excise surtax and municipal wheel tax, a measure the mayor's office says is necessary because recent state law has cut the pool of state road‑maintenance matching funds available to municipalities.
City staff described two tiers in the proposed ordinance: passenger vehicles and small trailers at $25 annually, and heavier vehicles (buses, recreation vehicles, trailers above 9,000 pounds and trucks above 11,000 pounds) at $40 annually. Chris Hale, a city public‑works presenter, summarized the vehicle counts used in…
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