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Planning commission approves annexation of about 48.41 acres near Country View Road after brief debate over water service
Summary
The Verona Planning Commission voted to recommend annexation of roughly 48.4115 acres near Country View Road on Feb. 3, 2025. Staff recommended approval; the Wisconsin Department of Administration will review the petition. Public comment raised concerns about contaminated private wells and whether city water service should require annexation.
The Verona Planning Commission voted Feb. 3 to recommend annexing approximately 48.4115 acres in the vicinity of Country View Road, a motion that passed with one abstention and will next go to the Wisconsin Department of Administration for review before the City Council considers final approval.
Staff presented the application and recommended approval, saying the parcels would be zoned rural agricultural on annexation and existing uses would be allowed to continue. Mr. Robertson, the staff presenter, told commissioners the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) is reviewing the petition and that, if the DOA approves, the commission’s recommendation would go to the common council for final action.
The matter drew public comment from Mark Geller, who identified himself as Town Chair of the Town of Verona and as a resident of…
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