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Council approves annexation of about 48.4 acres west of Country View Road
Summary
The Verona Common Council on Feb. 10 approved Ordinance No. 25-1058 to annex roughly 48.4115 acres west of Country View Road, contingent on an executed annexation agreement; one alderperson abstained.
The Verona Common Council voted to adopt Ordinance No. 25-1058 on Feb. 10 to annex approximately 48.4115 acres of land located west of Country View Road, with the annexation to occur after an annexation agreement is executed.
The measure drew brief public comment and questions from council members about who signed the petition. Tom Mathias, a member of the Town of Verona Town Board, told the council, “You have a letter from us regarding the annexation petition for a parcel along the west side of Country View Road,” and urged cooperation to “find mutually beneficial solutions.”
The ordinance had been recommended by the Planning Commission at its Feb. 3 meeting, where commissioners voted 6–0–1 with one abstention to recommend approval subject to the annexation agreement. At the council meeting, Alder Posey moved to approve the ordinance; Alder Lytle seconded. The motion passed with one abstention from Alder Harrison.
Council members asked staff for clarification about who qualifies as electors on the petition. A staff member identified in the meeting as Servison said it was his understanding that the applicant was a bank that owns the parcels but that the electors shown on the application were the people living on those parcels. "The people living on those properties, want to be part of the city through annexation, understanding they're not the owners of the property," the staff member said, noting the signatures of electors were provided with the application.
The council did not take additional policy action at the meeting on extending city water service to existing Town of Verona residents; council members and staff characterized water-service policy as a separate discussion from the annexation vote itself.
The ordinance becomes part of the city’s municipal code once the annexation agreement is executed and the conditions noted in the packet are met. The Planning Commission’s recommendation and the council vote were the primary formal steps recorded at the Feb. 10 meeting.
Votes at the meeting were taken by voice; the council noted the motion passed with Alder Harrison abstaining.
