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Council and boards approve stormwater agreement, zoning changes, annexation and grant actions
Summary
Multiple West Bend boards and the Common Council approved routine licensing, stormwater, finance and land‑use items on Sept. 22, including a stormwater maintenance agreement for a new subdivision, two finance resolutions, a PUD amendment for Mister Carwash and an annexation from the Town of Trenton.
Multiple West Bend boards and committees approved a set of largely non‑controversial items on Sept. 22, including licensing, stormwater, grant applications, a zoning amendment for Mister Carwash, a preliminary street‑vacation resolution and a land sale.
Key approvals and motions (voice votes or unanimous votes recorded in the transcript unless noted):
- Licensing Board: Approved minutes from Sept. 2 and granted a new amusement device license (No. 2526). Motion carried by voice vote (no roll call tally recorded).
- Board of Public Works: Approved minutes and unanimously approved a stormwater maintenance agreement (SWMPW24‑05) for Creek Edge Phase 1, a proposed subdivision with 11 single‑family lots and one outlot containing a wet pond and drainage swales. Staff said the design follows Chapter 23 of the municipal code and Wisconsin Administrative Code NR 151. The motion carried by voice vote.
- Finance Committee: Approved Resolution No. 32 to transfer $7,050 in auction proceeds (from sale of a 25‑year‑old lawnmower) to an operating account to help offset an estimated $10,000 repair to a utility vehicle; the motion passed by voice vote. The committee also approved Resolution No. 33 to submit a Department of Natural Resources urban forestry grant application (a 50/50 cost‑share) for an estimated $25,000 grant to update the city’s urban forestry master plan, support tree planting and staff education; the motion carried. Staff said the city would use operating funds for the 50% match and budget the match into the 2026 operating plan.
- Common Council: • Adopted Ordinance No. 14 to amend the existing planned unit development overlay (PUD) for property at 920–980 W. Paradise Drive to accommodate a new Mister Carwash site plan, following a conditional plan commission approval and public hearing. • Adopted Resolution No. 34 (SV25‑002) preliminarily authorizing the vacation process for Campus Drive and scheduling a public hearing for Nov. 10, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.; staff will send notice to utilities. • Tabled a developer request related to TIF No. 14 at the developer’s request. • Approved a purchase‑sale agreement for a 4.82‑acre tax parcel in the West Bend Corporate Center to be combined with adjacent parcels into a ~26–27‑acre lot for future development; council approved the sale by voice vote. • Approved annexation of approximately 159 acres from the Town of Trenton; plan commission recommended approval and the council adopted temporary RS (single‑family) zoning pending more detailed environmental/wetland delineations.
Other non‑action items reported included a library board update (grant from the Washington County Charitable Foundation for a multicultural Mother's Day event; building repairs underway; HVAC chiller replacement scheduled) and administrative notes about upcoming ribbon cuttings and the 2026 budget schedule.
Most of these items were described as routine by staff and passed by voice vote; the transcript does not include formal roll‑call tallies for the votes recorded.
