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Oshkosh officials push for fuller state municipal-services payments as budget talks proceed
Summary
City leaders told state legislators that Oshkosh receives about 37.6% of the municipal services payment it is entitled to, leaving roughly $1.7 million to be covered by local taxpayers; lawmakers said the governor's budget includes an increase that remains under review by the Joint Finance Committee.
Oshkosh city leaders pressed state lawmakers on May 19 to support restoring a larger share of the municipal services payment (MSP), the state's payment-in-lieu-of-taxes for state-owned facilities inside municipalities.
City Manager Rebecca Grill said the state historically funded MSP fully but that Oshkosh now receives "37.6% of the actual ... entitlement" and that the city's $2.7 million entitlement yields "only a little over $1,000,000" in payments, leaving about $1.7 million shifted onto local taxpayers.
The shortfall surfaced as lawmakers described the budget process in Madison and the status of proposals…
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